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
Benson said the plaintiffs, which include hunters and gun owner groups, believe completely removing the deer is not a necessary goal.
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Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
For example, the plaintiffs amended the lawsuit to stop the scaling back of the nation's childhood vaccination schedule.
—Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2026
Earlier this month, a group of plaintiffs filed a series of lawsuits against the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) alleging that employees of the government agency used ChatGPT to decide which National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grants should be canceled.
—News Desk, Artforum, 17 Mar. 2026
Three plaintiffs, two of whom are minors, accuse xAI of distributing, possessing and producing with intent to distribute child pornography.
—Faiz Siddiqui, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2026
For example, the plaintiffs amended the lawsuit to stop the scaling back of the nation’s childhood vaccination schedule.
—Mike Stobbe, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
The plaintiffs are asking the court for damages for emotional distress and other harms caused by the images.
—Huo Jingnan, NPR, 16 Mar. 2026
The union and its co-plaintiffs are asking the court to order a public hearing.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
Colorado District Judge Kato Crews dismissed all the plaintiffs' charges against the Mountain West Conference but did not dismiss charges of Title IX violations against the CSU system.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
For example, the plaintiffs amended the lawsuit to stop the scaling back of the nation's childhood vaccination schedule.
—Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2026
Earlier this month, a group of plaintiffs filed a series of lawsuits against the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) alleging that employees of the government agency used ChatGPT to decide which National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grants should be canceled.
—News Desk, Artforum, 17 Mar. 2026
Three plaintiffs, two of whom are minors, accuse xAI of distributing, possessing and producing with intent to distribute child pornography.
—Faiz Siddiqui, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2026
For example, the plaintiffs amended the lawsuit to stop the scaling back of the nation’s childhood vaccination schedule.
—Mike Stobbe, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
The plaintiffs are asking the court for damages for emotional distress and other harms caused by the images.
—Huo Jingnan, NPR, 16 Mar. 2026
The union and its co-plaintiffs are asking the court to order a public hearing.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
Colorado District Judge Kato Crews dismissed all the plaintiffs' charges against the Mountain West Conference but did not dismiss charges of Title IX violations against the CSU system.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaintiffs
complainants
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Two of the claimants were complainants who gave evidence during Spacey's 2023 criminal trial in London, where the now 66-year-old actor was acquitted of all charges.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
19 Mar. 2026
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Fong declined to specify the nature of the allegations or identify complainants, beyond confirming that the accusations were unrelated to either Gomez or Henrich.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Plaintiffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaintiffs. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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