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
Keebler and Stein are dead, police said, so they won't be prosecuted for the murders.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 24 May 2025
The families of the victims sought a public trial to prosecute executives and inflict steep financial penalties on Boeing.
—Joseph Zeballos-Roig, Quartz, 23 May 2025
More than 30 people have been prosecuted and convicted to date.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 23 May 2025
Only Cherkasov was prosecuted and sentenced in Brazil.
—Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 24 May 2025
The families of the victims sought a public trial to prosecute executives and inflict steep financial penalties on Boeing.
—Joseph Zeballos-Roig, Quartz, 23 May 2025
More than 30 people have been prosecuted and convicted to date.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 23 May 2025
Only Cherkasov was prosecuted and sentenced in Brazil.
—Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosecute
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The bride clarified that each idea only took about a minute to execute if not less time.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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The Syrian government even returned the belongings of the Israeli spy Eli Cohen, who was executed in Damascus in 1965 after his espionage was discovered, in a goodwill gesture.—
Natasha Hall,
Foreign Affairs,
27 May 2025
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Jelly Roll, Tate McRae, Mariah Carey, Maroon 5 and Ed Sheeran are among the artists set to perform at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Festival.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
3 June 2025
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But this year, the original cast members of Hamilton are not throwing away their shot to perform at Broadway’s biggest night.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
3 June 2025
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These are the building blocks that will help retailers fulfill the promise of their RMNs—not just as a media platform, but as a growth engine.—
Lindsey Mazza,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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In Anderson’s lavishly talented ensembles, the majority of the performers fulfill the basic requirements of being in a Wes Anderson movie, which can involve spitting out long reams of dialogue quickly, directly, without a lot of sauce.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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One of his owners, Craig Leipold, did, back in January.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
5 June 2025
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Enter Ketamine To confirm the finding, the team did the experiment again.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
4 June 2025
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The Sanko Group venture announced that its Next-Gen Recycled Cotton (Pre-Consumer) and Next-Gen Recycled Cotton (Post-Consumer) achieved C2C Certified Circularity at Platinum level.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
2 June 2025
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With such a young and talented squad — and the weight of winning the Champions League now finally off their shoulders — the question now is how much more this PSG team could go on to achieve?—
The Totally Football Show,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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The solution that Apple implemented in early 2024 , for the first time, allowed developers to include links to external websites where iPhone app users could put in their payment info.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
5 June 2025
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Experts recommend implementing plenty of fiber, healthy fats, and anti-inflammatory foods to help minimize psoriasis flare-ups.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
5 June 2025
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In mid-May its CEO, Andrew Witty, stepped down; he was succeeded by Stephen Hemsley, the former chief whose acquisitions made the company huge in the first place.—
Alyson Shontell,
Fortune,
2 June 2025
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The sale was formerly proposed at that meeting, and it is now set to go before the Committee of the Whole Tuesday before making its way to the Aurora City Council, potentially as early as next week, for final approval.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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“Prosecute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecute. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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