as in suits
a court case for enforcing a right or claim
the homeowner filed a lawsuit against the moving company that was refusing to be held responsible for damaging her furniture
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Recent Examples of lawsuits
And there is another memo that just surfaced, written in the weeks after 9/11 and addressed to then-Deputy Mayor Bob Harding, saying that there could be a great many lawsuits.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
Meatpackers have long been a focus of criticism for being too concentrated and have paid hundreds of millions to settle price fixing and antitrust lawsuits.
—Enda Curran, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
Success will be measured by agreements and judgments that resolve big lawsuits, but also by changes in corporate behavior that leave consumers less vulnerable to manipulation and predation.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Many more have submitted their accounts in civil rights lawsuits aimed at slowing the operations.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
The men, who denied any wrongdoing, filed retaliatory defamation lawsuits—turning their accusers’ accounts over to the court of public opinion.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
Yet, as Texans approach the fifth anniversary this weekend of the deadliest winter storm to ever hit the state, not a single one of those lawsuits has made it to trial.
—Mark Curriden, Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
Harvard sued the administration in a pair of lawsuits.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
Less than three weeks before the rally, on the first day of the 2026 legislative session, the lawmakers had already introduced one bill, which would allow Coloradans injured by immigration authorities to file lawsuits against those agents.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2026
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
Meatpackers have long been a focus of criticism for being too concentrated and have paid hundreds of millions to settle price fixing and antitrust lawsuits.
—Enda Curran, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
Success will be measured by agreements and judgments that resolve big lawsuits, but also by changes in corporate behavior that leave consumers less vulnerable to manipulation and predation.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Many more have submitted their accounts in civil rights lawsuits aimed at slowing the operations.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
The men, who denied any wrongdoing, filed retaliatory defamation lawsuits—turning their accusers’ accounts over to the court of public opinion.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
Yet, as Texans approach the fifth anniversary this weekend of the deadliest winter storm to ever hit the state, not a single one of those lawsuits has made it to trial.
—Mark Curriden, Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
Harvard sued the administration in a pair of lawsuits.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
Less than three weeks before the rally, on the first day of the 2026 legislative session, the lawmakers had already introduced one bill, which would allow Coloradans injured by immigration authorities to file lawsuits against those agents.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawsuits
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Patchwork-style examples of the suits can be seen during the Spark STEM Festival.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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Among the stars, about 400 people dressed in grass suits took the field too, including Philadelphia Eagles fan Andrew Athias.—
Marcella Baietto,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Jackson County alerted local schools to continue monitoring the issue, but law enforcement did not have probable cause to arrest or take other actions, according to the statement.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Last Thursday, the league issued a $500,000 fine to the Utah Jazz and a $100,000 penalty to the Indiana Pacers for sitting healthy players, believing their apparent tanking actions compromised the league's competitive integrity.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Under the new ordinance, the city would not be able to investigate claims of discrimination at all, instead referring residents who make complaints to other resources, or to applicable state and federal agencies.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2026
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Jorge Arreaza, a lawmaker and former minister of foreign affairs, went outside and allowed some families of political prisoners inside to hear their complaints.—
Carmen Sesin,
NBC news,
11 Feb. 2026
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Amid a meal of beet salad, mushroom potpie, and chocolate cake, a murder disrupted the convivial proceedings, and the thirty or so guests attempted to suss out the culprit.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
13 Feb. 2026
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According to city data shared with the Washington Examiner, prosecutors in Minneapolis have filed just 15 formal complaints initiating criminal proceedings against protesters.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Lawsuits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawsuits. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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