as in to prosecute
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Recent Examples of sue
Senate Bill 747, the No Kings Act, would close a critical legal loophole by allowing California residents to sue federal agents for constitutional violations such as excessive force and unlawful searches, similar to existing protections against state and local officers.
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Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Lawmakers are indeed set to take up more immigration bills this year, including one that would give Coloradans the ability to sue ICE agents over constitutional violations.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
In her dissent, Justice Jackson argued that the court was giving candidates the ability to sue in advance of provable harm, despite the fact that most voters don't have that ability.
—Ashley Lopez, NPR, 14 Jan. 2026
If the recovering addicts’ primary task was to filter out women who wouldn’t qualify to sue—namely, those who didn’t have pelvic mesh or who did but weren’t in pain—Blake’s was to amp up the value of their lawsuits (and attorneys’ fees) by convincing them to have their mesh surgically removed.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Lawmakers are indeed set to take up more immigration bills this year, including one that would give Coloradans the ability to sue ICE agents over constitutional violations.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
In her dissent, Justice Jackson argued that the court was giving candidates the ability to sue in advance of provable harm, despite the fact that most voters don't have that ability.
—Ashley Lopez, NPR, 14 Jan. 2026
If the recovering addicts’ primary task was to filter out women who wouldn’t qualify to sue—namely, those who didn’t have pelvic mesh or who did but weren’t in pain—Blake’s was to amp up the value of their lawsuits (and attorneys’ fees) by convincing them to have their mesh surgically removed.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sue
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Cabrera was never prosecuted for the rape of Ramirez.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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Smith dropped both cases after Trump won the 2024 election, citing a Justice Department policy against prosecuting a sitting president.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
23 Jan. 2026
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As people fled, government forces closed off the main exits of the market toward the street and directly shot at people trying to flee the flames, Saman said.—
Somayeh Malekian,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Jimmy Richardson flew Dorothy and Elvera French to Los Angeles, where newshawks tried to squeeze one more story out of them about their former houseguest.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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A day trip might appeal to you.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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Walmart did not immediately provide a comment about the verdict or say whether the company would appeal.—
DAN MORSE THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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Some figures indicated that iPhone users were still avoiding upgrading despite this risk, citing multiple bugs and the controversial Liquid Glass as a reason for staying on an insecure operating system version.—
Kate O'Flaherty,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Officials cited ongoing preparation and verification work.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Sue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sue. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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