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as in to accuse
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
the company's president has been impeached by the Securities and Exchange Commission
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as in to challenge
to demand proof of the truth or rightness of
questionable methodology that should cause us to impeach the findings of this survey on obesity
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Recent Examples of impeach
In March, when the rate was 930,000 rials to the dollar, Iran's parliament impeached his finance minister, Abdolnasser Hemmati, over the crashing rial and accusations of mismanagement.
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Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2025
In March, when the rate was 930,000 rials to the dollar, Iran’s parliament impeached his finance minister, Abdolnaser Hemmati, over the crashing rial and accusations of mismanagement.
—Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Millions of South Koreans have protested, mostly peacefully, since Mr. Yoon briefly declared martial law on Dec. 3, plunging the nation into political upheaval and prompting lawmakers to impeach him.
—Andrés R. Martínez, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
And when the state Legislature sought to impeach him for the same allegations of corruption that spurred the federal investigation, the Texas Senate acquitted him of 16 charges of bribery, abuse of office and obstruction – charges that more than 70% of his own party had supported in the House.
—Kayla Guo, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2025
In March, when the rate was 930,000 rials to the dollar, Iran’s parliament impeached his finance minister, Abdolnaser Hemmati, over the crashing rial and accusations of mismanagement.
—Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Millions of South Koreans have protested, mostly peacefully, since Mr. Yoon briefly declared martial law on Dec. 3, plunging the nation into political upheaval and prompting lawmakers to impeach him.
—Andrés R. Martínez, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
And when the state Legislature sought to impeach him for the same allegations of corruption that spurred the federal investigation, the Texas Senate acquitted him of 16 charges of bribery, abuse of office and obstruction – charges that more than 70% of his own party had supported in the House.
—Kayla Guo, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impeach
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Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of breaking one-day Easter ceasefire.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Two Jesuit priests were kidnapped by the government and tortured for several months in 1976; critics accused Bergoglio of willingly handing the men over.—
Henry Chu,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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The playful, hands-on approach turned the tasting into an interactive game, allowing guests to challenge their spice tolerance against Buldak’s infamous heat.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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The union, which represents nearly 160,000 federal government workers, sued to challenge Trump’s order.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Luigi Mangione, who is accused of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was indicted yesterday on two counts of stalking, one firearms offense and murder through use of a firearm.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
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Court records show he was then indicted in June 2020 for misconduct in office.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Justice Amy Coney Barrett questioned the district’s defense that the books are being used to promote respect for others and to show that the world is diverse.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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But critics have questioned why the church, historically a defender of human rights and Christian values, would willingly join forces with the Chinese government, which under leader Xi Jinping has further curtailed religious freedom.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2025
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Facebook messages helped prosecute Sarmad Dafar Prosecutors used Dafar’s Facebook messages as evidence in the case, according to the U.S. attorney's office.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Cronin and his team of agents hoped to persuade Chinese authorities to prosecute Guanghua and Fujing Zheng, a father and son who were the top suspects.—
Sebastian Rotella,
ProPublica,
23 Apr. 2025
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The agency says the value of the credits given to those owners is now a leading cause of the state’s rising electric bills — a claim that has been disputed by the rooftop solar industry and dozens of environmental groups.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Trump fired Krebs in November 2020 when the then-CISA chief disputed Trump's baseless claims that the 2020 election was rigged against him.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Impeach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impeach. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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