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sued

verb

past tense of sue
1
as in invoked

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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
  • School District 57 in Mount Prospect requested $20 million and got back just shy of $6 million.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The Justice Department had sought no fewer than 80 years in prison, while Alsheikh requested five years, citing his age and his chronic medical conditions.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 19 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
  • Since sucking betel nuts is not common today, Brumm partnered with Professor Roger Papke, a neuropharmacological researcher at the University of Florida, to test whether the action could cause a drug effect ancient humans may have desired.
    — Pien Huang, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026
  • While most airlines provide complimentary headphones, the audio quality usually never rivals noise-canceling headphones, and my dad says the volume controls can leave something to be desired.
    — Abbey Hudetz, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of desired
Verb
  • Quizzed on the biggest challenge on a production standpoint, Kim cited the building of the Cube, an elevator-like set.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The day after the fatal crash, FMCSA records show, Next Level Express was cited for three documentation and registration violations.
    — John Kelly, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of cited
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“Sued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sued. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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