PROSECUTIONS Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

prosecutions

noun

plural of prosecution

as in executions

the doing of an action oversaw the prosecution of the president's foreign policy

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Recent Examples of prosecutions The Department of Justice has launched pretextual prosecutions against the President’s political opponents. — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026 Trump directed the secretary of Homeland Security to work with other executive agencies to identify fentanyl smuggling networks and for the attorney general to pursue prosecutions for fentanyl trafficking. — Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026 That comes after a rash of deaths, injuries and prosecutions in Orange County and elsewhere in California associated with the electric vehicles. — Ryanne Mena, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2026 With no one above her in the office, Chattah has seemingly been calling the shots on federal prosecutions in the state, handling cases referred by the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration and other law enforcement agencies. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 That creates obvious risks to victims and witnesses who are participating in our prosecutions. — Eileen Burke, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 The past year has seen the first prosecutions of soldiers and military figures using classified knowledge to make money on these prediction markets. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 18 Aug. 2026 A number of federal criminal investigations and prosecutions targeting nonprofits are now underway. — Gabe Kaminsky, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 In some places, the threat of investigations and prosecutions is enough to stop access. — Brittany Fonteno, Time, 17 Aug. 2026

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According to the United Nations, executions have surged over the last six months, with at least 56 people executed on national security charges since mid-March — including 27 linked to protests earlier this year.

— Greg Myre, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
Beasley is the 16th death row inmate in Florida to have a warrant signed this year after a modern era record 19 executions were conducted by the state last year.

— Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

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It’s often said that great athletes struggle to talk about their sport and their accomplishments.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue Sabrina Carpenter will have reason to celebrate her career accomplishments on the Billboard 200 two weeks in a row.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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