INFORM (AGAINST) Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

inform (against)

verb

Definition of inform (against)

as in to report

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White House reporters from the two cable networks -- Betsy Klein of CNN and Akayla Gardner of MS NOW -- both went live to report they'd been turned away, their press badges deactivated, when arriving for their jobs at the White House.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
The portal reports how much money districts are receiving by fund and tax year, which officials rely on for financial planning and audits.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

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Release the unredacted files that implicate Saudi Arabia while what's left of the victims' families are still alive to see it.

— Miles J. Herszenhorn, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
This subterfuge makes sense, since what these people reveal implicates their superiors.

— Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026

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Plaintiffs can also sue individual officers for constitutional violations, but the Supreme Court has increasingly shut that door, especially in immigration cases, said Goettel, who is also not involved in the case.

— Hanna Park, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
As Sportico detailed, the Clippers could sue the NBA but would face an uphill fight, given that teams contractually accept the NBA and commissioner Adam Silver’s final, unreviewable discretion on disciplinary matters.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of sue

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Applies existing federal standards to ICE agents in California, allowing claims of constitutional violations at the hands of ICE agents to be prosecuted.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026
But after a 2019 protest movement rocked the city, authorities reduced public choice in elections and prosecuted leaders of news outlets known for their critical reports of the government.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026

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