PROSECUTING Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

prosecuting

verb

present participle of prosecute

as in executing

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 prosecuting And in July, Hegseth announced a joint Pentagon-Justice Department task force aimed at identifying and prosecuting people leaking sensitive information to news organizations. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 7 Aug. 2026 The district attorney’s office has been less aggressive in prosecuting those who made surreptitious recordings in the past. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 An Israeli settler has been charged with reckless manslaughter for the killing of a prominent Palestinian activist last year, marking a rare instance of Israel prosecuting a settler for violence against Palestinians. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 Trump was also reportedly frustrated with Bondi for having little success in prosecuting his political opponents and critics. — Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026 The government is now prosecuting Mamu for coördinating with Boko Haram to demand ransom money from the families and to take a cut for himself. — Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 Medicaid Fraud Control Units were principally responsible for investigating providers, while also prosecuting the abuse and neglect of patients whose care was billed to Medicaid. — Ben Zdencanovic, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026 The law bans the use of license plate readers for, among other things, immigration enforcement and for prosecuting someone who seeks reproductive or gender-affirming services in the state. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026 Assistant District Attorney Madeline Jones is prosecuting the case with attorney Elizabeth Haratsis. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026

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Smaller teams of high-agency engineers and builders are managing fleets of agents rather than executing every task by hand.

— Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Hugging Face, for its part, published a forensic timeline, describing how the autonomous AI system spent four and a half days executing 17,600 distinct hacking actions across multiple organizations — without direct involvement by any humans.

— Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of executing

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But official sources briefing Iranian media stressed any reopening of the strait would depend on the United States fulfilling what Tehran sees as its commitment to end its own naval blockade of Iran's ports.

— Mark Osborne, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Decades later, fulfilling the typical American Dream of a home with white picket fence dotting the front lawn has become all but unattainable, as home prices have soared 235% since January 2000.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of fulfilling

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This compilation, led by contributing editor Ardian Wibisono and contributor Yessar Rosendar, shines a light on top-performing companies with sales above $10 million and below $1 billion.

— Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The hard drive alone contained nearly 500 gigabytes of files and thousands of explicit videos and images of children, including one roughly nine-minute video of a toddler performing oral sex on a grown man, court documents show.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of performing

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This emergent behavior by agents single-mindedly focused on accomplishing their goals combined with powerful reasoning models is cause for even greater concern than previously revealed.

— Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
DiCaprio then continued to work on a best path forward for accomplishing the goal, work that eventually led to the formation of the Phoenix Species Project.

— Chris Gardner for The Hollywood Reporter, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of accomplishing

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This approach has already yielded significant results, with the 2026 BET Awards achieving its highest ratings since 2019, boasting a 50% year-over-year growth.

— Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Many are pessimistic about achieving the American Dream and question the value of higher education.

— Evan Clarkson, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of achieving

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Alvin Kan, chief operating officer of Bitget Wallet, said on the On The Margin podcast that freelancers and remote workers already treat a self-custody crypto wallet as a place to keep working capital, and that the share doing so is growing.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
At times, he was seen doing stretches, eating food, peering out the windows with binoculars and listening to music with headphones.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of doing

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The Aurora Public Schools Foundation says community members can support the Educator Emporium by donating new school supplies or making financial contributions to help keep shelves stocked throughout the year.

— Tori Mason, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
One boasted of making at least one million Taiwanese dollars, or about $31,000, on a single stock.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of making

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Partners who are not yet ready to play a more active role in supplying interceptors can help by implementing new sanctions.

— Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Denver has also considered outlawing natural gas in homes after implementing new restrictions on its use in commercial buildings.

— Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2026