inculpating

Definition of inculpatingnext
present participle of inculpate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inculpating
Verb
  • Yet each family member harbors a secret, implicating them all in the tragic accident.
    Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
  • In vacating the murder conviction of Sims, 50, the court found that a Supreme Court judge got it wrong by rejecting new witness testimony implicating the man’s best friend as the potential killer.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • After the return of democracy in 1983, the state took responsibility for prosecuting those responsible for the crimes but showed less commitment to locating victims’ remains.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The Israeli military has killed at least 111 children since the war began, according to Lebanese health ministry figures – a death toll that has raised questions about the number of child or other civilian casualties that the IDF is willing to accept when prosecuting airstrikes.
    Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Nam said the cause was not immediately known, but the blaze appeared to have spread rapidly, with witnesses reporting an explosion.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
  • At work, while reporting near a looming tornado, Clark meets Floyd (played with a touching, funny pathos by David Harbour), a sign-language interpreter.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Inculpating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inculpating. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.

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