as in execution
the doing of an action
oversaw the prosecution of the president's foreign policy
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Recent Examples of prosecution
This group act warrants a full investigation and swift prosecution.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
Acosta, who signed off on Epstein’s non-prosecution agreement, had left government by 2011, and was working as the law school dean at Florida International University.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
That means any potential prosecution of federal officials in state court could still face political and legal hurdles.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
This mostly comes to us through court cases and prosecutions.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
Acosta, who signed off on Epstein’s non-prosecution agreement, had left government by 2011, and was working as the law school dean at Florida International University.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
That means any potential prosecution of federal officials in state court could still face political and legal hurdles.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
This mostly comes to us through court cases and prosecutions.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosecution
Noun
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The intention is there, and the execution is flawless.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2026
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Whether inside a private lounge or on a global broadcast, today’s most impactful artists understand that connection matters more than flawless execution.—
Becca Brazil,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The country began a starkly successful race for ingenuity and hi-tech to survive; the pace of change and implementation unparalleled in a six-week innovation cycle of the front line – the time in which a new idea for killing appears.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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Unitree leadership views real-world implementation as the industry’s key hurdle.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Pipkins is charged with kidnapping and first-degree murder in perpetration of a kidnapping.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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People around the world were decrying the perpetration of a genocide.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This mission is the root of fulfillment and the purpose that fuels us.—
Tim Heitmann,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
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That such a film would go on to break the record for most Oscar nominations — with 16 including best film and best director for Coogler — is a fulfillment of the ancestors’ dreams.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Prosecution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecution. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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