prosecuted

verb

past tense of prosecute
as in executed
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 prosecuted Senior Assistant District Attorney Megan Ahsens and Deputy District Attorney David Melton prosecuted the case. — Laura Bauer july 16, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026 Such behavior could also be criminally prosecuted as wire fraud, commodities fraud and money laundering. — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 16 July 2026 Martinez’s lawyer, Chris Parente, said that the body camera footage of what happened to his client is beside the point, which is that officers involved in shootings need to be disciplined by DHS and ultimately prosecuted. — Michael Loria, USA Today, 15 July 2026 Although he was widely hailed as one of the disaster’s most remarkable survivors, Giampedroni was among several Costa Concordia crew members later prosecuted over the shipwreck. — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 And further, why those who concealed the documents aren’t being prosecuted for obstructing governmental administration or tampering with evidence. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 July 2026 In that instance, federal investigators looked at that case alongside state investigators, and the police officer who was later found to have murdered George Floyd, Derek Chauvin, was prosecuted in both state and federal court. — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026 Violations of the law, known as the California Invasion of Privacy Act, can be prosecuted as a misdemeanor or a felony. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 Trump was previously prosecuted by the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office for crimes related to trying to reverse his loss in the 2020 election in Georgia to former President Joe Biden. — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosecuted
  1. executed
  2. performed
  3. accomplished
  4. fulfilled
  5. achieved
  6. did
  7. made
Verb
  • Duckett, a former Mascotte police officer convicted of the 1987 death of 11-year-old Teresa McAbee, is to be executed at noon on that date.
    — Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026
  • The award is being executed in partnership with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and is intended to speed the transition of the company’s technology from development into operational use.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
Definition of executed
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  • The state medical examiner’s office performed an autopsy on July 7 and has been waiting for results from toxicology tests, Lynd said.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Laura Pausini, Nicole Scherzinger, IShowSpeed, and Robbie Williams also performed, and Tom Cruise made a special appearance.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2026
Definition of performed
Verb
  • Alignment Alignment connects the organization’s strategy to how the team is structured, how responsibilities are distributed and how work gets accomplished.
    — Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • The 39-year-old entered the tournament chasing back-to-back World Cup titles with Argentina, something no country has accomplished on the men’s side since Brazil in 1958 and 1962.
    — Nethumi Kannangara, Sportico.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of accomplished
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  • Now, over a year after the film’s premiere, the demand for merchandise is finally being fulfilled with the pending release of dolls of singers/demon hunters Rumi, Mira and Zoey from Mattel, role-playing toys from Hasbro and Funko Pops!
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Already on a yellow card, Fernandez fulfilled that brief with his wild tackle on Pau Cubarsi.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of fulfilled
Verb
  • Should the feats achieved in these types of matches count just as much as the ones where everything is on the line?
    — Sergio Gonzalez, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Sing, muse, of the cunning Christopher Nolan, who has once again achieved the impossible.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 19 July 2026
Definition of achieved
Verb
  • Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
    — Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Wisconsin Republicans did the same last year, and similar efforts have been raised in other states.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Definition of did
Verb
  • The City of Yes plan swept aside cumbersome zoning rules and made office buildings completed as recently as 1990 eligible for conversion in most of Manhattan and parts of other boroughs.
    — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
  • Owner Dan Weinberger told the Star-Telegram while a lot of progress has been made to accommodate more people, there are still a few finishing touches that need to be completed.
    — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
Definition of made

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