as in executing
to carry through (as a process) to completion
the neurologists plan to prosecute their research for as long as funding remains available
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Recent Examples of prosecuting
The Proctor case could prove a test of Hochman’s commitment to prosecuting police misconduct cases.
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Who is Orlando Sonza, lead counsel prosecuting Don Lemon?
—Erin Glynn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Feb. 2026
Pirro, who will be prosecuting the case, noted that Al-Bakoush was first charged by complaint in 2015, which was sealed for 11 years.
—Rachel Wolf , David Spunt , Jake Gibson , Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The criminal division also plays a critical role in prosecuting cases related to narcotics, exploitation, child pornography and terrorism, as well as serving Native American reservations.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old man charged with the murder of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, will appear in a Provo, Utah, courtroom Tuesday as his attorneys resume their questioning of Utah County Attorney Jeffrey Gray, whose office is prosecuting the case.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 2 Feb. 2026
Building and prosecuting cases won’t be the only functions that could be affected, Osler said.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
Deputy attorney generals from Bonta’s office will be prosecuting the case.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
The department has also busied itself in Minneapolis with prosecuting residents opposed to what federal officials are doing in their city and immigrants trying to flee their pursuers, a tactic seen in other cities targeted for immigration enforcement.
—Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Who is Orlando Sonza, lead counsel prosecuting Don Lemon?
—Erin Glynn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Feb. 2026
Pirro, who will be prosecuting the case, noted that Al-Bakoush was first charged by complaint in 2015, which was sealed for 11 years.
—Rachel Wolf , David Spunt , Jake Gibson , Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The criminal division also plays a critical role in prosecuting cases related to narcotics, exploitation, child pornography and terrorism, as well as serving Native American reservations.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old man charged with the murder of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, will appear in a Provo, Utah, courtroom Tuesday as his attorneys resume their questioning of Utah County Attorney Jeffrey Gray, whose office is prosecuting the case.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 2 Feb. 2026
Building and prosecuting cases won’t be the only functions that could be affected, Osler said.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
Deputy attorney generals from Bonta’s office will be prosecuting the case.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
The department has also busied itself in Minneapolis with prosecuting residents opposed to what federal officials are doing in their city and immigrants trying to flee their pursuers, a tactic seen in other cities targeted for immigration enforcement.
—Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosecuting
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OpenAI is now offering agents that are more about automating workflows—logging into applications, executing tasks, and managing tasks without much human hand-holding.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Wednesday’s cuts are the culmination of years of difficult industry-wide headwinds, damaging ownership decisions, leadership mismanagement, and turnover that kept the Post from developing and executing goals.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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The cat family is really, very fulfilling to me.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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Androw, owner of E & D Pizza in Avon and a leader on the national pizza scene is known for using pizza for good causes from hunger to fulfilling the wishes of terminally ill children.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
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By controlling edge recombination through passivation, these wafers can maintain strong carrier collection and high efficiency, translating their theoretical advantages into practical, high-performing solar cells.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Feb. 2026
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The Bluewater Kings Band will be performing throughout the reception, with instrumentals during cocktail hour.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Rebuilding the defensive line was a must, and landing Osunsanmi, his K-State teammate, Chiddi Obiazor, and Notre Dame defensive lineman Joshua Burnham went a long way in accomplishing that.—
Sam Khan Jr,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Absent a path toward accomplishing dramatic change and making sure that ICE and DHS are conducting themselves like every other law enforcement agency in the country, then Republicans are going to cause another government shutdown.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
1 Feb. 2026
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High-resistivity wafers enter the high-level injection regime more readily than low-resistivity ones, a physical characteristic that underlies their superior intrinsic potential for achieving high fill factors.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Feb. 2026
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Ramos-Rivera is achieving those dreams as the first student of his age to work a professional dance job, according to Smutek.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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In saliva samples from 628 adults, researchers at New York University Abu Dhabi found that people living with obesity host a distinct oral microbiome, one that differs not just in species, but in what those microbes are actively doing.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Feb. 2026
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Gage’s Robert is also no slouch in the come-on department, gushing over Jack’s appearance and enticing him by wearing women’s lingerie and doing you don’t want to know what else.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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Rather than making a dispassionate case against the idea that the country was founded to enslave Africans, MAGA is taking down plaques commemorating basic facts, such as Washington’s slaveholding.—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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This week, a 51-year-old woman was sentenced to federal prison for making far-out and ultimately weightless accusations – that her former spouse had illegally accessed her bank account as an astronaut aboard the International Space Station in the summer of 2019.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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Despite implementing a jail diversion program more than a year ago, people facing minor, quality-of-life offenses make up a growing portion of the jail’s population.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Democratic candidates proposed populist solutions including taxing billionaires, implementing rent control and freezing utility costs to address California’s soaring cost of living.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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