as in complainants
the person in a legal proceeding who makes a charge of wrongdoing against another
the judge ruled that the plaintiff's lawsuit was groundless, and he dismissed it
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Recent Examples of plaintiffs
In April, after another trial, a jury in Chicago ordered Abbott to pay four plaintiffs a total of $70 million.
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David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
The upshot is that plaintiffs can’t sue the biotech company for not putting a cancer warning on the label of Roundup, the popular weed killer.
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Zachary Karabell,
Washington Post,
1 July 2026
The plaintiffs are seeking to be eligible to play a fifth year during the upcoming season, representing athletes who graduated from high school in 2022 and began their college sports careers that fall and never redshirted.
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ABC News,
1 July 2026
Attorneys representing the plaintiffs, Maduro's attorney Barry Pollack and Amnesty International did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
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Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
That lawsuit had two current and two incoming team members as plaintiffs and named the Regents of the University of California, UC Davis Chancellor Gary May and several others as defendants.
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Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
The plaintiffs’ attorneys in both cases argued that the bans violate the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause.
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Chantelle Lee,
Time,
30 June 2026
There are many reasons why, said Matthew Billips, an Atlanta anti-discrimination and civil rights plaintiffs’ attorney.
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Emma Hurt,
AJC.com,
25 June 2026
The ruling resulted in dismissal of the plaintiffs’ fraud, contract and RICO claims.
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Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2026
David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
The upshot is that plaintiffs can’t sue the biotech company for not putting a cancer warning on the label of Roundup, the popular weed killer.
—
Zachary Karabell,
Washington Post,
1 July 2026
The plaintiffs are seeking to be eligible to play a fifth year during the upcoming season, representing athletes who graduated from high school in 2022 and began their college sports careers that fall and never redshirted.
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ABC News,
1 July 2026
Attorneys representing the plaintiffs, Maduro's attorney Barry Pollack and Amnesty International did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
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Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
That lawsuit had two current and two incoming team members as plaintiffs and named the Regents of the University of California, UC Davis Chancellor Gary May and several others as defendants.
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Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
The plaintiffs’ attorneys in both cases argued that the bans violate the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause.
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Chantelle Lee,
Time,
30 June 2026
There are many reasons why, said Matthew Billips, an Atlanta anti-discrimination and civil rights plaintiffs’ attorney.
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Emma Hurt,
AJC.com,
25 June 2026
The ruling resulted in dismissal of the plaintiffs’ fraud, contract and RICO claims.
—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaintiffs
complainants
Noun
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At the same time, the Commission recently published a Fair Chance Hiring Intake Form that asks complainants whether the employer provided such information when notifying them of an intent to rescind a job offer or take other adverse action.
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Morgan has said previously that the other complainants were from players who were out of the team and had a grudge or issue with him.
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“Plaintiffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaintiffs. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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