1
as in accusing
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
the company's president has been impeached by the Securities and Exchange Commission
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as in questioning
to demand proof of the truth or rightness of
questionable methodology that should cause us to impeach the findings of this survey on obesity
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Recent Examples of impeaching
Both boys testified that Jackson had masturbated in front of them and molested Gavin on several occasions, but Jackson’s defense capably pointed out various inconsistencies in their stories and presented impeaching witnesses.
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Amelia McDonell-Parry, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2026
Trump has called for impeaching Boasberg.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Apr. 2026
Trump has called for impeaching Boasberg.
—Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Under the new bicameral structure, impeaching the president will be easier, with the Senate only needing 40 of the 60 senators to approve it.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Barnes suggested that invoking the 25th Amendment would be harder than impeaching a president.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
Some of your colleagues, including Senator Gary Peters, saying that impeaching Noem actually won’t address the root of the problem.
—NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
Other lawmakers have batted around the idea of impeaching her.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026
Even if the House succeeded in impeaching a judge, the Senate would need to affirm that decision by a two-thirds majority vote.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
Amelia McDonell-Parry, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2026
Trump has called for impeaching Boasberg.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Apr. 2026
Trump has called for impeaching Boasberg.
—Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Under the new bicameral structure, impeaching the president will be easier, with the Senate only needing 40 of the 60 senators to approve it.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Barnes suggested that invoking the 25th Amendment would be harder than impeaching a president.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
Some of your colleagues, including Senator Gary Peters, saying that impeaching Noem actually won’t address the root of the problem.
—NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
Other lawmakers have batted around the idea of impeaching her.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026
Even if the House succeeded in impeaching a judge, the Senate would need to affirm that decision by a two-thirds majority vote.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impeaching
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Musk is accusing ChatGPT’s parent company, OpenAI, and its leaders — CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman — of misleading him and abandoning the company’s original nonprofit mission.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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Citizens for Positive Growth & Preservation since 2015 has filed three lawsuits against the city accusing Sacramento officials of violating CEQA.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The aggressive political gains DeSantis and Republicans seek also have some in the party questioning whether the new map would put GOP incumbents at risk of losing future elections.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
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Despite the apology, Camp Mystic’s plans to reopen in late May with nearly 900 girls have angered victims’ families, and state officials are questioning whether the license should be renewed.—
Jim Vertuno,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Gerbasi said potential attorneys for the DOJ's Criminal Division might be worried they could be asked to do something unethical, such as indicting someone without sufficient evidence.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
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The central and longest section presents the Guru’s grievances against Aurangzeb in the style of a Sufi pir (spiritual guide) addressing a deviant murid (disciple), indicting the emperor for violating the oath and sanctioning the murder of Gobind Singh’s sons.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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Meeting a partner’s family can be challenging in any circumstance; anxieties about a family member saying something rude or belittling can only compound that.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Alexis and a group called Friends of the Plaza are challenging the city’s use of an emergency exemption to decommission the sculpture.—
Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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The settlement was largely political with the DOJ’s prosecuting lawyers and states attorneys general kept in the dark regarding secret negotiations between top government officials and the company.—
Justin Zacks,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
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The California Department of Justice report found insufficient evidence to support criminally prosecuting Silva.—
Sierra van der Brug,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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In light of Robinson’s death, her family is disputing authorities’ ruling that the 31-year-old influencer died by suicide.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Israel's continued attacks in Lebanon have posed an ongoing threat to the fragile truce, with Israel disputing that the agreement extended to its operations against Hezbollah.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2026
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So your rotations aren’t just about contesting 3s.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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Under Mayor Bill de Blasio, the city initiated a policy of rarely contesting such claims, meaning that, in most cases, all a family had to do to get reimbursed—to the tune of $102,000 a student on average last year—was hire a lawyer.—
Marc Novicoff,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Impeaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impeaching. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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