Thesaurus / accuse
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Last week, Daniel Prude’s sister, Tashyra Prude, filed a lawsuit against Rochester, Singletary and 13 other officers, accusing the defendants of a coverup of her brother’s death.
OFFICIALS WORKED TO DELIBERATELY DELAY RELEASE OF DANIEL PRUDE BODY CAM FOOTAGEMHARRISSEPTEMBER 17, 2020ESSENCE.COMHe accused career, nonpolitical prosecutors of “headhunting” high-profile targets and asserted there was danger in letting them drive decisions.
WILLIAM BARR’S EYEBROW-RAISING ‘ROBBER BARONS’ METAPHOR FOR THE TRUMP ERAAARON BLAKESEPTEMBER 17, 2020WASHINGTON POSTOn Wednesday, Johnson accused the EU of acting in bad faith during their wider trade negotiations.
BIDEN WARNS U.K. THAT PEACE IN NORTHERN IRELAND MUST NOT BECOME A “CASUALTY” OF BREXITKDUNN6SEPTEMBER 17, 2020FORTUNEHindenburg has accused Nikola, which went public via merger with a SPAC earlier this year, of misleading investors over the progress of its technology.
THE RISKS OF SNOWFLAKE’S IPOLUCINDA SHENSEPTEMBER 16, 2020FORTUNEHe accused Boeing and the FAA of withholding information from the families of victims in an emailed statement.
BOEING CRASHES WERE THE “HORRIFIC CULMINATION” OF MULTIPLE MISTAKES, HOUSE REPORT SAYSKDUNN6SEPTEMBER 16, 2020FORTUNEHe has accused her of causing many deaths, when there have been relatively few in San Francisco.
TRUMP’S ABC NEWS TOWN HALL: FOUR PINOCCHIOS, OVER AND OVER AGAINGLENN KESSLERSEPTEMBER 16, 2020WASHINGTON POSTIn the previous year, three state lawmakers, all Democrats and all men, had resigned or dropped their reelection bids when it was revealed that women had accused them of harassment, assault or misconduct.
THE WOMAN PROPOSITIONED BY ALASKA’S FORMER LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR TELLS HER STORY FOR THE FIRST TIMEBY KYLE HOPKINS AND MICHELLE THERIAULT BOOTS, ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWSSEPTEMBER 10, 2020PROPUBLICACould he be conscious of all this, and not excuse the unsteady youth—accuse himself?
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSHe was the last man in the world to accuse of saying or doing anything merely for the sake of effect.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRThe blind man, missing his money, suspected who was the thief; but to accuse him would serve no purpose.
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WORDS RELATED TO ACCUSE
- accuse
- adjudicate
- arraign
- blacklist
- blame
- boycott
- brand
- castigate
- censure
- charge
- charge with
- criticize
- damn
- declaim
- decry
- denunciate
- derogate
- dress down
- excoriate
- expose
- finger
- hang something on
- impeach
- implicate
- impugn
- incriminate
- indict
- inveigh against
- knock
- ostracize
- proscribe
- prosecute
- rap
- rat
- rebuke
- reprehend
- reprimand
- reproach
- reprobate
- reprove
- revile
- scold
- show up
- skin
- smear
- stigmatize
- take to task
- threaten
- upbraid
- vilify
- vituperate
- accused
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- charged
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- criticized
- damned
- declaimed
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- hung something on
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- impugned
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- indicted
- inveighed against
- knocked
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- proscribed
- prosecuted
- rapped
- ratted
- rebuked
- reprehended
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- reprobated
- reproved
- reviled
- scolded
- showed up
- skinned
- smeared
- stigmatized
- threatened
- took to task
- upbraided
- vilified
- vituperated
- accusing
- adjudicating
- arraigning
- blacklisting
- blaming
- boycotting
- branding
- castigating
- censuring
- charging
- charging with
- criticizing
- damning
- declaiming
- decrying
- denunciating
- derogating
- dressing down
- excoriating
- exposing
- fingering
- hanging something on
- impeaching
- implicating
- impugning
- incriminating
- indicting
- inveighing against
- knocking
- ostracizing
- proscribing
- prosecuting
- rapping
- ratting
- rebuking
- reprehending
- reprimanding
- reproaching
- reprobating
- reproving
- reviling
- scolding
- showing up
- skinning
- smearing
- stigmatizing
- taking to task
- threatening
- upbraiding
- vilifying
- vituperating
- abuse
- accuse
- asperse
- backbite
- bad-mouth
- befoul
- besmirch
- bespatter
- blacken
- calumniate
- cast aspersion
- curse
- decry
- defile
- denigrate
- depreciate
- derogate
- detract
- dirty
- disparage
- harm
- injure
- insult
- misrepresent
- mudsling
- opprobriate
- pollute
- rap
- revile
- roast
- run down
- scandalize
- slur
- smear
- soil
- spatter
- speak ill of
- stain
- sully
- taint
- take a swipe at
- tarnish
- tear down
- traduce
- vilify
- villainize
- vituperate
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