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prosecute

verb

ˈprä-si-ˌkyüt How to pronounce prosecute (audio)
Definition of prosecutenext
as in to execute
to carry through (as a process) to completion the neurologists plan to prosecute their research for as long as funding remains available

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Recent Examples of prosecute But whether or not that confession should legally be used to prosecute him has been widely debated. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026 The Justice Department has already prosecuted companies that supplied consumer information to fraud operations. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Her office also received a letter from the DOJ in July asserting that election officials could be prosecuted if votes from noncitizens are counted in their vote tallies. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 What the attorney general job entails The attorney general acts as Rhode Island’s top law enforcement officer, overseeing more than 250 staffers prosecuting felony cases and defending state agencies against civil lawsuits. — Katie Mulvaney, The Providence Journal, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prosecute
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosecute
  1. execute
  2. fulfill
  3. perform
  4. accomplish
  5. achieve
  6. do
  7. implement
  8. make
Verb
  • The cast and crew felt as euphoric as the characters executing the dance sequences, particularly the finale moment when Maya and Anjali take what should be a lighting SNAFU and use it to cement their friendship, forever.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In her new role, Stachera will build and lead a new digital team, shape social strategy and audience engagement, and execute digital marketing initiatives across the label.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of execute
Verb
  • The study successfully fulfilled the terms of the National Environmental Policy Act.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Louise Fletcher, also interviewed and a lovely presence, wanted a fulfilling artistic experience and got chaos.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of fulfill
Verb
  • Or Dalia’s spontaneous ability to perform the same ritual effectively without the usual cohort of Nasmaranian trustees in the video by reciting a few lines of laughable formal Arabic.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • At scale, those infrastructure inefficiencies can multiply with thousands of agents performing millions of tasks per day.
    — Nicola Sfondrini, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of perform
Verb
  • Leaders on this path are using AI to increase the capabilities of their marketing teams and expand what talented people can accomplish.
    — George Couris, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • However, neither the SEC or Big 12 got an actual ruling from a federal judge, so what was actually accomplished?
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of accomplish
Verb
  • For measles, populations need vaccination rates of 95 percent or higher to achieve herd immunity—the level of protection required to prevent disease spread.
    — Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Now he is represented by both, an art-world EGOT-level feat that only the late Richard Serra, Jeff Koons and Gerhard Richter achieved at certain points in their careers.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of achieve
Verb
  • In fact, Hal does so almost immediately so John can use his artistic skills to create a complex tunneling device for burrowing beneath the compound.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
  • As the business grows, employee owners' ESOP accounts do, too, without contributing a cent.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of do
Verb
  • Unlike Portugal, and to a lesser extent British Columbia, Oregon also failed to secure buy-in from law enforcement, leaving many officers opposed to the policy and skeptical of their role in implementing it.
    — Karyn Sporer, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Financial experts have long emphasized the urgent need for Sac City Unified to identify and implement a long-term fiscal plan that would address its financial distress rather than merely delay the crash.
    — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of implement
Verb
  • That makes the vehicle’s capacitors, batteries, and power electronics critical.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The bureau made a similar change with regard to childhood experience in bestiality.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of make

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“Prosecute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecute. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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