INFORM (AGAINST) Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

inform (against)

verb

Definition of inform (against)

as in to report

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The Athletic reported last week that the north east club were working on a deal for the Bosnia and Herzegovina international, who featured for his country at this summer’s World Cup.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
The Athletic reported that a vote on the matter was held last week by the Buss family trust, which is made up of former Lakers owner Jerry Buss’ six children.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of report

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The report didn’t mention the nationalities of other referees implicated.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Though Anderson has long been suspected of being the gunman who fired the fatal shots that killed Shakur, his uncle, Davis, who was seated in the white Cadillac, had also been implicated in the drive-by shooting.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026

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After its cloud storage provider went defunct, a PBS affiliate decided to sue a data center provider to regain access to 50TB of TV shows, videos, and other data dating back 70 years.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
The administration also says the National Trust for Historic Preservation does not have the legal right, or standing, to sue over the ballroom.

— Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of sue

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In a time when destinations are trying to achieve their tourism sustainability goals with master plans, Chichibu suggests there might be a different way.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
The performances were much needed for a team trying to avoid exhausting its pitching staff by October.

— Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of try

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With double jeopardy, the Constitution protects defendants from being prosecuted for the same crime twice.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
The case was investigated by and prosecuted by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026

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