INCULPATING Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

inculpating

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present participle of inculpate

as in implicating

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In her depiction of the exhausting vigilance this reality required, through a second-person voice cannily implicating her reader, Rankine created a new language to identify a problem as old as the United States.

— Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
Around the same time as Høiby’s trial began, a second scandal erupted, this time implicating Mette-Marit herself.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

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Johnson has repeatedly spoken out about how Missouri’s gun laws have hampered prosecuting the case, after two of the men charged in the shooting received plea agreements.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Human Rights Watch called on the Colombian government to devote more resources to prosecuting members of armed groups who recruit children, while stepping up efforts to prevent recruitment in rural areas.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

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Ternus, who was anointed Apple’s next CEO in April, had just finished a long day of reporting the company’s quarterly earnings.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
In line with that argument, reporting on California’s latest lawsuit underscores how central mail-in ballots have become, noting that more than 89% of voters used mail ballots in the state’s June primary.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

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