SUED Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

sued

verb

past tense of sue

as in invoked

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Tech was invoked nine times in Ellison and Kreiz’s press release about the new company’s leadership team, which includes veterans of Google, Facebook and Scale AI.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
As dawn breaks on Vijayadashami, the final rituals for the goddess Durga are performed and prayers are invoked.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of invoked

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Among the 16 defendants whose charges were announced Monday are two lawful permanent residents prosecuted in the Middle District of Florida.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
The show worked with local police, but many of the criminal cases later ended up being thrown out due to issues of entrapment or jurisdiction, per Fischel; none of the other men arrested in the sting that included Conradt’s suicide were prosecuted.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of prosecuted

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In both examples, no one is being proposed to, asked on a date, or really being asked any kind of question that would require them to respond in an immediate, public way.

— Vanessa Bohns, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
View gallery - 5 images Agilink, a spin-off of Chinese robotics giant AgiBot, asked Fu Xianghong, a master of traditional Suzhou embroidery, to train its OmniHand 3 Ultra.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of asked

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The Chase Around the World does just that, taking a tried-and-tested, colossally successful format and an additional bit of jeopardy, with firm potential for international sales.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
Films playing at this year’s edition of the Rio Film Festival have tried to grasp the dire effects of the first Bolsonaro administration.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of tried

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The company continues to collect and share data with the FDA about the side effects reported with the drug since going to market, but the agency has not requested warning-label changes.

— Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026
Citing people familiar with the matter, Nikkei reported that Apple’s October component orders for the two models are at least 15% below what the company originally requested.

— Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of requested

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White space opportunities like clinical skin care, clean makeup and designer fragrances are often cited by industry analysts as potential areas of growth, and there is considerable chatter about the company’s M&A strategy.

— Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
The agency cited a local news story, whose source for its reporting was an X post from conservative activist and social media influencer Scott Presler.

— Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026

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