1
as in to accuse
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
the company's president has been impeached by the Securities and Exchange Commission
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2
as in to challenge
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 impeach
Trump’s call for the judge to be impeached earned him a rare, and public, rebuke from Chief Justice John Roberts, who stood firm against the notion of the impeachment of judges over judicial differences.
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Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 23 Mar. 2025
Congressional action would be needed to impeach a judge.
—Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
The recent calls to impeach federal judges increased earlier this week when Mr. Trump posted on social media that a U.S. district judge overseeing his administration's efforts to deport Venezuelan migrants suspected of being gang members should be impeached.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2025
Long shots, but harmful ones Only 15 federal judges have been impeached in U.S. history.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
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Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 23 Mar. 2025
Congressional action would be needed to impeach a judge.
—Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
The recent calls to impeach federal judges increased earlier this week when Mr. Trump posted on social media that a U.S. district judge overseeing his administration's efforts to deport Venezuelan migrants suspected of being gang members should be impeached.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2025
Long shots, but harmful ones Only 15 federal judges have been impeached in U.S. history.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impeach
Verb
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Pérez was accused of commingling the traffickers’ profits with legitimate revenue from ticket and refreshment sales.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Rudin, who has won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and 18 Tony Awards, was accused by several former staffers in a June 2021 Hollywood Reporter piece of allegedly abusing them.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
28 Mar. 2025
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Spoelstra unsuccessfully challenged that second Adebayo foul, left without a challenge the balance of the night.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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In their filing, attorneys for Öztürk also challenge the legality of her detention.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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Trump and 18 co-defendants were indicted in Fulton County in August 2023.—
Charlotte Kramon,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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He was indicted on charges of murder-for-hire and drug distribution and is awaiting trial, according to prosecutors.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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The shooting Saturday in Pocatello outraged the boy's family and neighbors as well as viewers online who questioned why the officers opened fire within about 12 seconds of exiting their patrol cars while making no apparent effort to de-escalate the situation or use less lethal weapons.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes The government has long had broad discretion to question and search noncitizens before admitting them into the country.—
Albert Sun,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Ultimately, the man was arrested, prosecuted and convicted, the lawsuit said.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2025
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Latest high-profile case in Chicago Burke ran to replace former Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx on a platform of being tough on crime for Chicago and has since touted her efforts to prosecute outstanding offenders.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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The system was reportedly designed to reject an outsized number of legitimate claims, relying on the fact that many people wouldn’t dispute them.—
Ann Kowal Smith,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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General manager John Lynch did not dispute a report last month that teams are inquiring about Aiyuk.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Impeach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impeach. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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