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 His office was responsible for prosecuting federal crimes, including those related to immigration, terrorism, public corruption, child exploitation, firearms and narcotics. — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2026 Such arrests have profound impacts on the lives and reputations of those falsely accused and take valuable resources away from prosecuting actual perpetrators. — Kate Payne, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 At the time, Guilfoyle was an assistant DA in San Francisco prosecuting a high-profile dog-mauling case and making the rounds on cable news. — Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026 The Justice Department has a long history of investigating and prosecuting hackers who break into a private company's network. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026 Zahnd, who had already developed a reputation as being tough-on-crime, was responsible for prosecuting Paden, who died in October 2020 while serving his sentence, on behalf of the State of Missouri. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026 What the attorney general job entails The attorney general acts as Rhode Island’s top law enforcement officer, overseeing more than 250 staffers prosecuting felony cases and defending state agencies against civil lawsuits. — Katie Mulvaney, The Providence Journal, 10 Sep. 2026 Spitzer is now prosecuting parents for e-motorcycle deaths caused by their teenagers. — Ryanne Mena, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2026 Following one incident with the actor, he was charged with seven felony counts, including assault, injuring a girlfriend and dissuading a witness from prosecuting a crime. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosecuting

Verb

Naz Reid struck fire midway through the fourth, executing, in quick succession, plays on both ends of the court.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026
If a business defaults on an MCA, the funder may pursue assertive collection tactics, including contacting your vendors or executing a Confession of Judgment (COJ) if your state allows it.

— Nathan Mor, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of executing

Verb

But until recently, a number of legal, bureaucratic, and cultural barriers among the five countries hampered this partnership, keeping it from fulfilling its potential.

— Sam Mullins, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026
All of this comes in a context of France’s skyrocketing public debt, making fulfilling protester demands nearly impossible.

— Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of fulfilling

Verb

The Nasdaq-style Star50 index, set up by Xi to help finance China’s high-tech transformation, has been one of the world’s worst- performing tech gauges this year.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Energy is the best-performing sector in the S & P 500 in 2026, surging 55% in that time, as oil prices stay elevated due to the Iran war.

— Frank Holland, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of performing

Verb

Brown said accomplishing those goals would require working with members of Congress as well as local and state officials.

— Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Following an orderly wind-down, UNRWA itself will neither be essential nor necessary to accomplishing the work that lies ahead in Gaza.

— Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of accomplishing

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Tantalizing opportunities may be found in copper-oxide ceramics known as cuprates, but achieving them requires first understanding how the superconducting phenomenon emerges at relatively warm temperatures.

— Sven Badoux, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
Neither capability has been demonstrated in this experiment, and achieving them would require further research.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of achieving

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In 2025 the hyperscalers alone poured more than $300 billion into data centers, chips, and grid capacity, and that spend is doing real work in the top-line growth figures.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
What employers are doing Kostka says there have recently been fewer health insurers in her area to choose from.

— Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of doing

Verb

While the bathrooms in most accommodations feature walk-in showers, a few of the upstairs rooms have bathtubs, making those rooms a good choice for families.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
Give the city, the district and potential partners the time to determine whether co-location can work before making a decision that cannot easily be undone.

— Tim Lonergan, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of making

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Despite years of engaging with local politicians, Airbnb has failed to stop some of them from implementing caps or outright bans on short-term rentals.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
The Kremlin on Friday confirmed the agreement and said that the Russian and Ukrainian militaries were working to determine the dates ⁠for implementing it.

— Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026