as in accused
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
in exchange for a reduced sentence, the thief agreed to incriminate his accomplice
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Recent Examples of incriminated
Ever since he was arrested in 2008, Turner has insisted that the witnesses who identified him were mistaken and that the surveillance footage of the crime incriminated another man.
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Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 27 Jan. 2026
Whereas criminal suspects in this past may have been incriminated by a Google query on, say, how to clean up bloodstains, a more comprehensive, detailed back-and-forth with a tool like ChatGPT gives investigators far more opportunities to prove intent and mindset, Lee explains.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 27 Jan. 2026
Whereas criminal suspects in this past may have been incriminated by a Google query on, say, how to clean up bloodstains, a more comprehensive, detailed back-and-forth with a tool like ChatGPT gives investigators far more opportunities to prove intent and mindset, Lee explains.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incriminated
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In another twist late Saturday night, the Canadian women's team was accused by match officials of the same double-touch violation, this time by veteran skip Rachel Homan in the first end against Switzerland.—
STEVE DOUGLAS,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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The incident came to light after two DEA whistleblowers accused the agency of failing to address the allegations involving corruption in its Haiti operations.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2026
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Colt Gray, now 16, has been indicted on 55 felony counts, including four counts of malice murder, according to court documents.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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He was initially charged in July 2025 and indicted by a grand jury on one count of malicious destruction of government property in August 2025.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Incriminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incriminated. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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