as in to prosecute
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Recent Examples of sue
If the content is not deleted, the person in question would be able to sue the content creator.
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
There has been no shortage of athletes willing to sue to stay.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
How was Motsinger able to sue Cosby after so many years?
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
The offer requires the victims to give up their right to sue the utility.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
There has been no shortage of athletes willing to sue to stay.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
How was Motsinger able to sue Cosby after so many years?
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
The offer requires the victims to give up their right to sue the utility.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sue
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The District Attorney’s Office already has an Economic Crimes and Consumer Protection division that prosecutes such cases.—
Adam Summers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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On Friday, Khalid Aleisir, the minister of culture, information, antiquities and Tourism condemned the attack and called for designating the RSF a terrorist organization and prosecuting its members.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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While Hungary is a member of the European Union, Orbán has repeatedly attacked the it and clashed with his European counterparts on several issues, including Russia's war in Ukraine, using his veto power to try to block the EU's efforts to support Ukraine.—
Hannah Demissie,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Funderburk walked three batters in the eighth, but Spencer Torkelson was out trying to advance when a pitch got behind catcher Victor Caratini and bounced off the limestone backstop right back to the catcher.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Meta and Google both plan to appeal the verdicts.—
Shannon Bond,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2026
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Justice Department leadership has backed the decision to appeal, according to a source familiar with the matter.—
Andrew Goudsward,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal is citing senior American negotiators and officials as saying chances of an agreement with Iran by tonight's deadline are slim.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The critic Nathan Scott McNamara, writing in the Los Angeles Review of Books, has aptly compared NDiaye’s writing to that of Shirley Jackson, and NDiaye herself cites Joyce Carol Oates as a strong influence.—
Kristen Roupenian,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Sue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sue. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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