informing (against)

verb

present participle of inform (against)
as in reporting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for informing (against)
  1. reporting
  2. implicating
  3. trying
  4. prosecuting
Verb
  • Those calls came about an hour after several calls reporting loud music and a large gathering of vehicles.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
  • Skywatchers across northern Europe are reporting spectacular noctilucent cloud displays, with brilliant electric-blue formations illuminating the late-night sky.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of reporting
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  • FanDuel, as of Thursday, had the United States as a minus-165 favorite, implicating about a 62% probability of victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
  • Writer-director Pascal Plante skillfully enhances the themes of his film with a cold, unsettling atmosphere, often implicating us as voyeurs with our own fixation on the dark side of humanity.
    — Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
Definition of implicating
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  • Now comes the ultimate test of trying to earn a place among Europe’s elite in the Champions League group stage.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Hollywood has spent years trying to make moviegoing feel like an event again.
    — David Deal, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of trying
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  • Every state has a Medicaid Fraud Control Unit that is responsible for investigating and prosecuting health care providers who bilk the system.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 14 July 2026
  • Limited attacks and covert operations would remain possible, with the focus on preparing for the next war instead of prosecuting the current one.
    — Ian Bremmer, Time, 14 July 2026
Definition of prosecuting
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