as in indicting
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
she was accused of lying on the employment application
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Recent Examples of accusing
Spain has been critical of Russia’s war in Ukraine and of Israel’s wars in Gaza and Lebanon, and has backed the South African case at the International Court of Justice accusing Israel of genocide.
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Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
Musk is currently embroiled in a court battle against OpenAI, accusing CEO Sam Altman and Greg Brockman of abandoning the company’s original nonprofit creed of developing open-source AI to benefit humans by turning it into a for-profit entity.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Stitt also took a swipe at Drummond, a Republican running for governor, accusing him of weaponizing his office for political gain.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 13 May 2026
The National Federation of Federal Employees and a group of seven USDA employees filed the lawsuit in California, accusing Rollins of violating the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 13 May 2026
Dunn led the state-level lawsuit accusing Miami Dade College of violating Florida’s public transparency laws in approving the deal last year, too.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Last year, Grace Ocean and Synergy Marine filed a lawsuit against Hyundai Heavy Industries, accusing the South Korean firm of negligence in designing and manufacturing the switchboard.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 13 May 2026
For his part, Davis took aim at Learfield, accusing the multimedia-rights giant—recently acquired by private equity firm TPG for $2 billion—of living in the past.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 May 2026
As a clip of the play made its rounds on social media, former MLB pitcher Seth McClung got a hold of it and did not hesitate in accusing Cole of intentionally hitting Bonemer.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
Musk is currently embroiled in a court battle against OpenAI, accusing CEO Sam Altman and Greg Brockman of abandoning the company’s original nonprofit creed of developing open-source AI to benefit humans by turning it into a for-profit entity.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Stitt also took a swipe at Drummond, a Republican running for governor, accusing him of weaponizing his office for political gain.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 13 May 2026
The National Federation of Federal Employees and a group of seven USDA employees filed the lawsuit in California, accusing Rollins of violating the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 13 May 2026
Dunn led the state-level lawsuit accusing Miami Dade College of violating Florida’s public transparency laws in approving the deal last year, too.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Last year, Grace Ocean and Synergy Marine filed a lawsuit against Hyundai Heavy Industries, accusing the South Korean firm of negligence in designing and manufacturing the switchboard.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 13 May 2026
For his part, Davis took aim at Learfield, accusing the multimedia-rights giant—recently acquired by private equity firm TPG for $2 billion—of living in the past.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 May 2026
As a clip of the play made its rounds on social media, former MLB pitcher Seth McClung got a hold of it and did not hesitate in accusing Cole of intentionally hitting Bonemer.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accusing
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That led to a federal investigation indicting 79 election judges and precinct captains, nearly all of whom pleaded guilty.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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The indictment was returned on April 30, indicting Jamie Jones and Christopher Wackerly.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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Medicare fraud has become a hot political topic, with Republicans and Democrats each blaming the other party for the problem.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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The Newsom administration estimates that thousands of victims of the Los Angeles wildfires cannot afford to rebuild, blaming a lack of access to affordable loans and a gap between insurance payouts and the cost to build again.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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This Mosis padded laptop sleeve, $22, comes with a separate zippered carrying case that can hold your charging cables and accessories, like USB flash drives or external hard drives.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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In 1993, federal prosecutors in Miami considered charging him and several other senior Cuban military officials with cocaine trafficking based on testimony from Colombian traffickers that emerged in the drug trial of former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega, the AP reported in 2006.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 May 2026
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“Accusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accusing. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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