impeachment

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Recent Examples of impeachment Dershowitz served as a member of the president's legal team during the Senate trial, and made remarks about the constitutional standards for impeachment on the Senate floor. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 June 2026 Trump was withholding money from Ukraine that Congress had appropriated, and that was the basis for the impeachment. Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026 His power in the Senate atop the chamber’s health committee and bipartisan respect as an earnest lawmaker proved inadequate to overcome his impeachment vote and Trump’s influence among Louisiana Republican voters. Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2026 Nixon then inserted himself into an obstruction of justice case by talking with an aide about blocking the FBI investigation, which eventually led to an impeachment inquiry by the House of Representatives and his eventual resignation. Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 26 June 2026 So far, the impeachment resolution has a growing list of more than a dozen Democratic co-sponsors from across the caucus. Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 25 June 2026 Articles of impeachment were brought against him on two counts, for allegedly abusing his power through his dealings with Zelenskyy and then allegedly obstructing the House’s investigation into the matter. Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 In 2023, the Texas House approved 20 articles of impeachment against Paxton. Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impeachment
Noun
  • The admission was revealed at the teen suspect’s arraignment on murder charges Monday in the death of Manuel Estanislao Chox Choc, 21, inside Dyker Beach Park in Dyker Heights Saturday.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026
  • Arnold turned himself in Wednesday night and pleaded not guilty at his arraignment hearing Thursday afternoon.
    Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Following an inspection in March, the city issued a formal notice of condemnation and order to vacate, as only about 17% of the rooms inspected passed.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
  • The admission drew immediate condemnation from Democratic lawmakers.
    Ana Ceballos Follow, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • After passing the Resolutions Committee of the South Dakota GOP, the censure was overwhelmingly voted down, with opponents saying the measure would only help Democrats.
    Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 26 June 2026
  • The House’s periodic descent into politically motivated censure votes, however, could propel them to make a change next year.
    Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • The bicentennial occurred during an election year, with all the partisan denunciations that entails (though when Jimmy Carter narrowly beat Ford, no one thought of contesting the results).
    Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Three words The lengthiest denunciation of Tyndale’s translation came from More, the English humanist who was King Henry VIII’s leading political official.
    Michael Bruening, The Conversation, 30 June 2026

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“Impeachment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impeachment. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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