suing

verb

present participle of sue
1
as in asking

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2
as in prosecuting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suing
  1. asking
  2. prosecuting
  3. invoking
  4. trying
  5. requesting
  6. citing
  7. desiring
  8. implicating
Verb
  • The union is asking SCUSD to appeal the decision to California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • In the wake of Hugging Face, businesses are not only asking how to defend themselves against adversaries but also confronting the stark reality that AI systems designed to safeguard their networks could also turn up in unexpected places.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of asking
Verb
  • Smith dropped both cases after Trump won the 2024 election, citing a DOJ policy against prosecuting a sitting president.
    — Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 24 July 2026
  • Assistant District Attorney Madeline Jones is prosecuting the case with attorney Elizabeth Haratsis.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
Definition of prosecuting
Verb
  • Protesters who carried his image were invoking that inheritance specifically, not nonviolence twice over.
    — Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • By invoking it, witnesses are not acknowledging any criminal liability at all, and many people who profess their absolute innocence choose to exercise their right to remain silent.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of invoking
Verb
  • February 19 – March 20 That impulse buy may be trying to solve a feeling.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Her doctor advised her to stop clinical hyperpigmentation treatments for her dark spots and uneven skin tone as some ingredients could be unsafe to use while trying to conceive or during pregnancy.
    — Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of trying
Verb
  • Environmental Protection Information Center, the group that filed the San Francisco lawsuit, did not respond to emails requesting comment.
    — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • Ontario International Airport Authority Ontario Airport officials said that federal agents were also on the premises on Tuesday with subpoenas requesting documents related to airport contracts.
    — Zach Boetto, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of requesting
Verb
  • In June, a federal judge ruled against Katherine and Garry Leach, finding that federal courts could not weigh in on how churches spend their donations, citing First Amendment protections.
    — Giles Hudson, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The timeline Charlotte City Council and CRTPO rescinded support for the project in May citing concerns of the design and the impact on communities near the Interstate.
    — DJ Simmons August 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of citing
Verb
  • But Newcastle intend to use the proceeds from the Tonali sale to reinvest in their squad, with Howe desiring a goalkeeper, at least one full-back, two midfielders (should Joe Willock also leave) and at least one attacker.
    — David Ornstein, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • Yes, a few reward-like mechanisms are in the thin layer of the models built through reinforcement learning, but the models are overwhelmingly about predicting, not desiring.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Definition of desiring
Verb
  • FanDuel, as of Thursday, had the United States as a minus-165 favorite, implicating about a 62% probability of victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
  • Writer-director Pascal Plante skillfully enhances the themes of his film with a cold, unsettling atmosphere, often implicating us as voyeurs with our own fixation on the dark side of humanity.
    — Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
Definition of implicating
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