INCULPATE Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

inculpate

verb

Definition of inculpate

as in to implicate

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Recent Examples of inculpate Over the years, Pearcy has given numerous different accounts of the crime — at times blaming Dailey and other times inculpating himself. — Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 13 Feb. 2012

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The report didn’t mention the nationalities of other referees implicated.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Though Anderson has long been suspected of being the gunman who fired the fatal shots that killed Shakur, his uncle, Davis, who was seated in the white Cadillac, had also been implicated in the drive-by shooting.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of implicate

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With double jeopardy, the Constitution protects defendants from being prosecuted for the same crime twice.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
The case was investigated by and prosecuted by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of prosecute

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After its cloud storage provider went defunct, a PBS affiliate decided to sue a data center provider to regain access to 50TB of TV shows, videos, and other data dating back 70 years.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
The administration also says the National Trust for Historic Preservation does not have the legal right, or standing, to sue over the ballroom.

— Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of sue

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Hernandez, of Manville, New Jersey, appeared in court Monday, where he was not required to enter a plea and was released on $50,000 bail, NBC New York reported.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026
Digital advertising firm Pixability reports 95% of the top 4,000 travel conent accounts by viewership are creator-driven with only 5% from brands and publishers.

— Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of report

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In a time when destinations are trying to achieve their tourism sustainability goals with master plans, Chichibu suggests there might be a different way.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
The performances were much needed for a team trying to avoid exhausting its pitching staff by October.

— Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 16 Aug. 2026

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