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
Howard Randolph was never charged or prosecuted in Lillian’s case.
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Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 10 May 2026
Other human rights lawyers have been recently prosecuted in Russia, including Maria Bontsler, a prominent lawyer who defended individuals persecuted by politically motivated charges.
—Irwin Cotler, Time, 8 May 2026
Yacelga said he was never prosecuted.
—Julia Ingram, CBS News, 8 May 2026
As part of these efforts, the US has ousted Venezuela’s former leader, expanded the US embargo on Cuba, prosecuted senior Mexican officials with alleged cartel ties, and punished Costa Rican journalists for criticizing a Washington ally.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
The Kansas Attorney General’s office so far hasn’t prosecuted anyone for violating a new law that polices transgender identity and public restroom usage in government buildings.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
The case was investigated and prosecuted by the Connecticut Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026
Data reflect offenses reported by police, regardless of the extent prosecuted.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2026
Becerra warned journalists they could be prosecuted for possessing confidential information after reporters with UC Berkeley’s Investigative Reporting Program obtained a list of cops and applicants who had been convicted of crimes.
—Lia Russell
may 3, Sacbee.com, 3 May 2026
Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 10 May 2026
Other human rights lawyers have been recently prosecuted in Russia, including Maria Bontsler, a prominent lawyer who defended individuals persecuted by politically motivated charges.
—Irwin Cotler, Time, 8 May 2026
Yacelga said he was never prosecuted.
—Julia Ingram, CBS News, 8 May 2026
As part of these efforts, the US has ousted Venezuela’s former leader, expanded the US embargo on Cuba, prosecuted senior Mexican officials with alleged cartel ties, and punished Costa Rican journalists for criticizing a Washington ally.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
The Kansas Attorney General’s office so far hasn’t prosecuted anyone for violating a new law that polices transgender identity and public restroom usage in government buildings.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
The case was investigated and prosecuted by the Connecticut Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026
Data reflect offenses reported by police, regardless of the extent prosecuted.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2026
Becerra warned journalists they could be prosecuted for possessing confidential information after reporters with UC Berkeley’s Investigative Reporting Program obtained a list of cops and applicants who had been convicted of crimes.
—Lia Russell
may 3, Sacbee.com, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosecuted
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Chasing Horse was taken into custody in 2023 after Las Vegas police executed a search warrant at his home.—
Sean Mandell,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Federal and state law enforcement executed search warrants in Minnesota early on April 28 in connection with an ongoing fraud probe that has embroiled the state, officials said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Some of the greatest arias in the genre, performed flawlessly by Jonathan Tetelman.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Blue Origin New Glenn mission on payload Blue Ring’s first mission with initial injection into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), with additional services performed in Geostationary Orbit (GEO).—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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With Oh in net and five locals on the roster, headlined by senior midfielder Lily Assini, CU believes more of the program’s history can be accomplished in the coming weeks.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
7 May 2026
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Sound stewardship of resources is accomplished best at the regional and local level.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Congress has not always fulfilled its oversight responsibilities, and the differences between the last two administrations are a clear example of that.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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An Orlando resident has completed his end of the plea bargain from a 2020 crash that killed three teens, and now the courts have fulfilled theirs by wiping his criminal record clean.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
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This is the beginning of a childhood dream achieved.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2026
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Madrid achieved that 94 years ago, when meetings between the two clubs were not quite so charged, to pick up the 1931-32 title, their first league success.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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In the past few years, Russia, at an enormous cost to its own forces, made steady advances on the battlefield (most estimates suggest more than a million Russian soldiers have been killed or injured since the start of the conflict).—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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The results of that inquiry have never been made public.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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“Prosecuted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecuted. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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