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
Attorneys for the plaintiffs and defendant signed a stipulation of discontinuance in November, according to a court document filed in December and obtained by Deadline.
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Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
The plaintiffs sought a two-week restraining order.
—Esme Murphy, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
Colvin was one of the four plaintiffs in the landmark lawsuit that outlawed racial segregation on Montgomery’s buses.
—Kimberly Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Over six months, the plaintiffs lost an injunction hearing and their appeal.
—Rachel Royster
january 13, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2026
The three-judge panel held a hearing last month and heard testimony from some of the plaintiffs, political scientists and a cartographer.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2026
Powell is one of 27 plaintiffs alleging in civil suits that Riverside ignored four decades of abuse by Lorch, detailed in a joint investigation by Rolling Stone and Sportico.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Two West Virginia female students and their families came forward with the allegations against one of the trans plaintiffs ahead of oral arguments for the case next week.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
The plaintiffs pledged to appeal the decision and press on with their claim that the budget presented to voters was not accurate.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026
Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
The plaintiffs sought a two-week restraining order.
—Esme Murphy, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
Colvin was one of the four plaintiffs in the landmark lawsuit that outlawed racial segregation on Montgomery’s buses.
—Kimberly Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Over six months, the plaintiffs lost an injunction hearing and their appeal.
—Rachel Royster
january 13, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2026
The three-judge panel held a hearing last month and heard testimony from some of the plaintiffs, political scientists and a cartographer.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2026
Powell is one of 27 plaintiffs alleging in civil suits that Riverside ignored four decades of abuse by Lorch, detailed in a joint investigation by Rolling Stone and Sportico.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Two West Virginia female students and their families came forward with the allegations against one of the trans plaintiffs ahead of oral arguments for the case next week.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
The plaintiffs pledged to appeal the decision and press on with their claim that the budget presented to voters was not accurate.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaintiffs
complainants
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Currently, the Police Oversight office allows complainants to resolve more minor complaints, like when an officer is rude, by asking that the officer's supervisor to talk to them about their conduct.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
12 Jan. 2026
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One of the five complainants is an HHS employee who needs a top surgery revision and to continue hormone therapy.—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Plaintiffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaintiffs. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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