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 lawsuit asks the court for an injunction that would prevent OpenAI or its agents from accessing computer networks or systems without authorization.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Another question asks how the candidate would respond if the project’s requirements changed halfway through.
    — Victor Karpenko, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of asks
Verb
  • 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
  • The government continues to fiercely prosecutes its critics, barring Cubans who antagonize the communist regime from the pool of potential investors.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of prosecutes
Verb
  • This quote from the book of Ephesians invokes themes of Christian nationalism.
    — Liv Coleman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The Hal-o-gram again invokes his father’s death while crossing the lake, and his openness is rewarded when John calls him Hal for the first time.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of invokes
Verb
  • But as their love affair gets steamier and Haru frantically tries to maintain her elaborate ruse, the dance numbers lose their luster.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Victor tries to get rid of it, slowly losing his grip on reality and pushing Stella further away.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of tries
Verb
  • An agent requests access and checks those terms against its mandate.
    — Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Pocket rescissions occur when the president requests Congress to cancel funds as the end of the fiscal year approaches, according to the Government Accountability Office.
    — Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of requests
Verb
  • In contrast, very little is known about how the hindbrain and spinal cord adopt different fates; the new paper cites only one reference on the topic.
    — JOHN TIMMER, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Sussman cites one study in which women who had substantial student-loan debt were around forty per cent less likely to have kids than those who didn’t carry debt.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 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
  • 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
  • Unlike that movie, Naza implicates both the left and the right.
    — Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of implicates
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“Sues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sues. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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