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Recent Examples of accuser
After years of silently suffering extensive mental and physical abuse as well as threats of retaliation, Taylor is finally gaining the strength to face her accuser and taking steps to ensure that she and her children are protected from any further harm.
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
Pelrine faces four counts of child rape and Forand faces three for incidents that, according to the accuser, allegedly happened over seven years from 2018 to 2025.
—Mike Toole, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
The accuser filed for a temporary restraining order, alleging the Rams receiver bit her shoulder and her friend’s thumb during the evening.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
In 2021, risk assessment attorneys working for the county negotiated a $6 million settlement that would have resolved all of the Logalbo cases with six-figure payouts for each accuser.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2026
After years of silently suffering extensive mental and physical abuse as well as threats of retaliation, Taylor is finally gaining the strength to face her accuser and taking steps to ensure that she and her children are protected from any further harm.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Notably, one accuser was Dolores Huerta, the most prominent female activist to align with Chavez.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2026
After years of silently suffering extensive mental and physical abuse as well as threats of retaliation, Taylor is finally gaining the strength to face her accuser and taking steps to ensure that she and her children are protected from any further harm.
—Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
In at least one case, the accuser died before a verdict could be reached.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
Pelrine faces four counts of child rape and Forand faces three for incidents that, according to the accuser, allegedly happened over seven years from 2018 to 2025.
—Mike Toole, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
The accuser filed for a temporary restraining order, alleging the Rams receiver bit her shoulder and her friend’s thumb during the evening.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
In 2021, risk assessment attorneys working for the county negotiated a $6 million settlement that would have resolved all of the Logalbo cases with six-figure payouts for each accuser.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2026
After years of silently suffering extensive mental and physical abuse as well as threats of retaliation, Taylor is finally gaining the strength to face her accuser and taking steps to ensure that she and her children are protected from any further harm.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Notably, one accuser was Dolores Huerta, the most prominent female activist to align with Chavez.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2026
After years of silently suffering extensive mental and physical abuse as well as threats of retaliation, Taylor is finally gaining the strength to face her accuser and taking steps to ensure that she and her children are protected from any further harm.
—Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
In at least one case, the accuser died before a verdict could be reached.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accuser
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Of course, that conservative approach is often wrecked by QB harassers such as Lawrence and Williams, part of a defense that ranked seventh in the NFL in sacks.—
Eric Branch,
San Francisco Chronicle,
17 Jan. 2026
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Instead, the lawsuit argued, law enforcement in the area where the harasser lived should have served the papers.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Dec. 2025
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Namely, the petitioner has rescinded an original request to rezone the eastern parcel, totaling around 37 acres, of the project from a multi-family residential designation to agricultural.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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In addition to ending up saddled with the opposing council’s attorney fees, many of these AI-focused petitioners have faced court sanctions including expensive fines and harsh dismissals from fed-up judges.—
Maggie Harrison Dupré,
Futurism,
18 Mar. 2026
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The book looked at the world of Bad Bridgets, a swath of Irish women emigrants that were deemed troublemakers, noting that for a time Irish women outnumbered Irish men in prison.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
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When troublemaker Arlene moves in across the street to live with her father, Maria falls helplessly under her corrupting influence.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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Previously, when a Planning Commission decision was appealed, the City Council could only consider the issues raised by the appellant.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Most of the appeals were still pending after the Career Service Hearing Office ordered all of the appellants to provide further information before officers make a final ruling.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
9 Sep. 2025
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Webb and San Francisco’s pitching staff will have to figure out how to slow down Linden’s Judge, the former Giants fan turned current Giants tormentor.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
22 Mar. 2026
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My tormentor bolted, leaving me behind—bloody, battered, and confused.—
Katie Jackson,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026
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In addition, motions in which the prosecution opposed mental health diversions for two defendants contained similar errors, Stuart wrote.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Another former guard charged with murder, Caleb Blair, is scheduled to go on trial May 4, along with a fellow defendant will stand trial for first-degree manslaughter.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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His torturers shattered his hands and paraded him around the stadium, taunting him to try to play his guitar.—
Christina Hioureas,
Rolling Stone,
22 Mar. 2026
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In an early scene, an auto mechanic named Vahid recognizes his former torturer by the distinctive squeak of his prosthetic leg.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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The plaintiffs claim the prices of Fanatics’ two cards have increased by 49% and 31%, while the prices of Panini’s two cards have increased by 24% and decreased by 14%, respectively.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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The court sided with the plaintiff, ruling that the ranching company had no right to create barriers to those roads.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Accuser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accuser. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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