as in accusing
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
in exchange for a reduced sentence, the thief agreed to incriminate his accomplice
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Recent Examples of incriminating
Every sentence of her speech was more incriminating than the next, and that makes for incredibly engaging TV.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
There may be more incriminating photos.
—Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Insiders at the firm started leaking incriminating documents to the Wall Street Journal reporters Clark and Louch, who began publishing evidence of the firm’s transgressions.
—Hettie O'Brien, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
His former comrades testified against him; incriminating photos, found hidden in his garden, were shown in court.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 19 Apr. 2026
More incriminating recordings were reportedly recovered during a raid of a FLDS church compound in Eldorado, Texas, in April 2008.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
Bundy was arrested for the first time in connection with the disappearances August 1975, when police pulled him over and found incriminating items including rope, handcuffs and a ski mask, in his vehicle.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Police pulled him over and found incriminating items in his vehicle including rope, handcuffs and a ski mask.
—Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Bundy was arrested for the first time in August 1975, when police pulled him over and found incriminating items in his vehicle, including rope, handcuffs and a ski mask.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
There may be more incriminating photos.
—Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Insiders at the firm started leaking incriminating documents to the Wall Street Journal reporters Clark and Louch, who began publishing evidence of the firm’s transgressions.
—Hettie O'Brien, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
His former comrades testified against him; incriminating photos, found hidden in his garden, were shown in court.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 19 Apr. 2026
More incriminating recordings were reportedly recovered during a raid of a FLDS church compound in Eldorado, Texas, in April 2008.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
Bundy was arrested for the first time in connection with the disappearances August 1975, when police pulled him over and found incriminating items including rope, handcuffs and a ski mask, in his vehicle.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Police pulled him over and found incriminating items in his vehicle including rope, handcuffs and a ski mask.
—Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Bundy was arrested for the first time in August 1975, when police pulled him over and found incriminating items in his vehicle, including rope, handcuffs and a ski mask.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incriminating
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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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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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“Incriminating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incriminating. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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