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sued

verb

past tense of sue
1
as in invoked

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2
as in prosecuted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sued
  1. invoked
  2. prosecuted
  3. asked
  4. tried
  5. requested
  6. appealed
  7. desired
  8. cited
Verb
  • Neither Turkey nor Pakistan has directly entered the fight in Yemen, and Islamabad has confirmed that the Mecca accord has not been invoked in response to the Yemen war.
    — April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Known for his evangelical approach to politics and social issues, Patrick invoked the memory of the heroes of the Alamo and the American flag to drive his point home while attacking the Democratic Party.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of invoked
Verb
  • If the individual is prosecuted, courts are able to impose a maximum fine of £1,000.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Applies existing federal standards to ICE agents in California, allowing claims of constitutional violations at the hands of ICE agents to be prosecuted.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of prosecuted
Verb
  • In one of her first meetings, she was asked to look at the designs for a new truck cab and formally approve it.
    — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
  • An indiscriminate cast of men and women, boys and girls, is asked to act out athletic tasks.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of asked
Verb
  • Flynn tried to imagine housewives across the land struggling to create this monstrous concoction.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The Spaniard tried to prepare his players for a crunch game at Anfield by playing You’ll Never Walk Alone, the emotive track that greets the Liverpool players onto the pitch before games, to help ready them for the atmosphere.
    — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of tried
Verb
  • Trump requested changes to the helipad last month after expressing dissatisfaction with the project.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Two individuals accused of stealing over $5,000 worth of music equipment from a Citrus Heights high school have been arrested after police requested the community’s help.
    — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of requested
Verb
  • It was appealed by Lifton and the PCFB and Blakeman’s ability to cure was frozen due to the appeal.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 May 2026
  • Louisiana appealed to our court and sought a stay pending appeal.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 1 May 2026
Definition of appealed
Verb
  • Hospitals fought back, and Congress rejected the proposal, instead favoring a voluntary approach desired by the industry.
    — Stephanie Armour, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
  • City juggled negotiations with Gakpo and Ndiaye in the past seven days, enabling them to flit between the two depending on who was most desired or, in the event, most realistic.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of desired
Verb
  • In a statement, the companies cited McKinsey projections expecting AI agents will handle $3 trillion to $5 trillion of global consumer commerce by 2030.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Both vendors cited confidentiality provisions in Spirit agreements that appear to have been completely ignored in the push to get the data sale approved.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of cited
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“Sued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sued. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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