sues

verb

present tense third-person singular of sue
1
as in asks

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as in prosecutes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sues
  1. asks
  2. prosecutes
  3. invokes
  4. tries
  5. requests
  6. cites
  7. desires
  8. implicates
Verb
  • The agency asks that anyone with information that can assist in the investigation contact them at 734-240-7725 or submit a tip to Crime Stoppers of Michigan at 800-SPEAK-UP.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • If anyone asks, say that your mom is in the restroom, then go out the back.
    — Madeline ffitch, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of asks
Verb
  • The National Security Division’s Counterintelligence and Export Control section, which prosecutes spies, is assisting the DOJ in the case.
    — Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
  • For criminal charges to be filed, the case must be referred by police to the district attorney’s office, which prosecutes felonies, or the city attorney, which handles most misdemeanors.
    — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of prosecutes
Verb
  • The memo invokes Section 303 of the Defense Production Act, a law that allows the federal government to intervene in private industry for national defense.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Poetic structure, such as cadence, meter and rhyme, invokes rhythms that tie into human heartbeats and breathing.
    — Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of invokes
Verb
  • The company tries to make that connection real by inviting people in.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Arriving a week before Christmas, Mark halfheartedly tries to pull together a celebration for Bobby, but fate intervenes when the Seversons meet the Kringles, a family that celebrates the holiday year-round.
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of tries
Verb
  • If the airline requests a police report, follow its instructions and keep a copy.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Management said non-human traffic passed 50% of the network in Q2, with daily AI agent requests up more than 1,700% year over year.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of requests
Verb
  • The committee cites a number of causes for this beyond the obvious geopolitical ones, like a change in the way the government awards subsidies that has negatively impacted cheaper vehicles.
    — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Ozell is a jazz singer and songwriter who has released two albums — 2015’s Take It With Me and 2020’s Overnight Lows — and cites Gillian Welch, David Rawlings, and Cassandra Wilson as influences.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of cites
Verb
  • Jaissle desires an on-field lieutenant in midfield who can provide a calm head and help guide and nurture the younger players around him.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Concerns should be raised honestly, and employees should cooperate in good faith, remembering that the new manager was hired for their experience and knowledge that the organization desires.
    — Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of desires
Verb
  • Hur’s film stops short of naming a culprit, and its critics argue that the open ending implicates Park or his government.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Homicide detective Sofia Karppi returns to work after the death of her husband and is immediately thrown into the middle of a perplexing murder case that implicates a massive clean energy company.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of implicates
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