SUED Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

sued

verb

past tense of sue

as in invoked

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as in prosecuted

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Nationally, it has been invoked 43 times in the past 14 months compared with the just 20 times it was utilized over the past nearly 50 years.

— Anna Demeo, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
The provision has never been invoked before, meaning the move lacks judicial precedent, Watt said.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 21 July 2026

Definition of invoked

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Security was tight at all entrances, and signs posted around the park warned that fence-jumpers would be prosecuted.

— Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 30 July 2026
That case was dropped 20 days after Trump won the 2024 election, not on the merits, but because of a longstanding Department of Justice policy that a president can't be prosecuted while in office.

— Chris Brennan, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Definition of prosecuted

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Twice during Tuesday’s hearing lawmakers asked Kozak whether the State Department had been consulted before Noem ended Haiti’s TPS designation, as required by statute.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
In fact, when asked why humility seems to be such a common denominator among elite performers, Hawk immediately connected it to curiosity.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of asked

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After airing a 19th season that limped its way to the finish line, Bravo probably should have tried something a little different for the next one.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 31 July 2026
And in New York, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has tried to distance himself from his past criticisms of the city’s police department and a previous call to defund the agency.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026

Definition of tried

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Two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Vita Vea has requested a trade from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as contract extension talks have stalled.

— Mike Jones, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Her clients had long requested small units for peptides, beauty products, and fertility treatments, but GLP-1s have made the case even more compelling.

— Elyse Moody, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026

Definition of requested

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The filing also cited another instance in which Miller allegedly sent harassing emails to other lawyers that had represented Moreno, 32, in the past.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
The charging document also cited one of the many messages Dumarce sent to Cole, including some previously cited by Cole that included threats with pictures of her children.

— Margaret Baker, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

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