PROSECUTES Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

prosecutes

verb

present tense third-person singular of prosecute

as in executes

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 prosecutes The prosecutor prosecutes state law and county violation cases, coordinates with local law enforcement across Clay County. — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026 The city attorney prosecutes misdemeanor offenses, represents Los Angeles in lawsuits, provides legal advice to the mayor, City Council and city departments and can bring civil enforcement actions on behalf of residents. — Teresa Liu, Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026 The National Security Division’s Counterintelligence and Export Control section, which prosecutes spies, is assisting the DOJ in the case. — Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026 For criminal charges to be filed, the case must be referred by police to the district attorney’s office, which prosecutes felonies, or the city attorney, which handles most misdemeanors. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 The government continues to fiercely prosecutes its critics, barring Cubans who antagonize the communist regime from the pool of potential investors. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026 Allison Lyman, whose 23-year-old son Connor Lopez was killed in April 2025 when a driver turned her SUV left in front of his motorcycle on Sheldon Road in Elk Grove, is campaigning to change how California prosecutes fatal crashes. — Ruyuan Li. Story Produced With Ai Assistance, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Florida prosecutes children as adults for serious crimes and sends juvenile offenders to adult prisons at higher rates than any other state. — Jay Blitzman, The Conversation, 8 June 2026 The number of lawyers in the Criminal Division’s Violent Crime and Racketeering Section, which prosecutes organized crime groups and violent gangs, is down significantly, though the section is looking to hire additional attorneys. — Eric Tucker, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026

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This suspect returns back to his car, retrieves his handgun, walks back over to the victim, who’s trying to crawl away with her life, and executes her.

— Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
The aircraft executes anti-surface warfare (ASuW) through elegant communications and data link systems.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of executes

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Republican hopes for keeping the presidency will be shaped by how the current president performs in the final two years of his second term.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
On top of that, Medicare will pay less when a doctor sees a patient and performs a minor procedure, like a biopsy, at the same visit.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of performs

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In addition to uncovering how, exactly, the immune system accomplishes this feat, Yu is also hoping to replicate this process in people who aren’t elite controllers.

— Diana Kwon, Vox, 11 Nov. 2026
Modern life accomplishes this with complex biochemicals such as DNA and RNA, which can encode and copy information in their sequences.

— Perri Thaler, Quanta Magazine, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of accomplishes

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Yormark, armed with a multiyear deal and believed to have received equity in the business, is tasked with ensuring Milan Sports & Entertainment achieves that goal.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 13 Nov. 2026
Despite the higher motor speed and gear reduction, the system achieves nearly 93% efficiency, matching the comparable drive.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of achieves

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California Surfaces does mostly new homes and commercial jobs such as airports and hospitals.

— The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
The robot does the physical work while a person controls its movements from a safer location.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of does

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When a team makes an investment in a cornerback like Indianapolis did, that player should be trusted to take on any receiver in the league.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Nov. 2026
Digital twin technology makes this possible by creating virtual representations of real-world objects, systems, and processes that can be updated with operational data.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of makes

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The news comes as the streamer cuts from its uppermost ranks and implements layoffs that will affect roughly 1,000 people, the company’s biggest cut since 2022.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026
Public bathrooms Tourists and locals alike can be more at ease when exploring NYC, as Mayor Zohran Mamdani implements a new program rolling out free modular public bathrooms in high-traffic areas across the city.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

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