impeaches

verb

present tense third-person singular of impeach
1
as in accuses
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 challenges
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 impeaches If the House of Representatives impeaches a president or another official, the action then moves to the Senate. — Kirsten Matoy Carlson, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026 The National Assembly impeaches Yoon on a 204-85 vote. — ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impeaches
  1. accuses
  2. challenges
  3. indicts
  4. questions
  5. disputes
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  • One invective accuses the directors of destroying the truth-telling potential of documentary.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The October filing accuses officials of violating her rights to speak, practice her faith and hold political beliefs.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of accuses
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  • In her work with CSS and the study, Uhls challenges her gut instincts on young people’s take on entertainment.
    — Mya Copeland, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Along the way, Eric meets Ivy (Lee), a sharp-witted punk rocker who challenges his perspective.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of challenges
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  • The third reason is the one that indicts FIFA’s model directly—what economists call leakage.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 19 June 2026
  • The film neither glamorizes nor indicts Solanas, who Taylor humanizes without softening or sentimentalizing her.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 10 June 2026
Definition of indicts
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  • What Schrödinger wrote In his three-page manuscript, Schrondinger questions the restriction built into Whittaker’s reasoning and wonders why hidden variables had only two possible values.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The ad, which attacks the Democratic gubernatorial candidate and questions her mental health, has widened Republican divisions as Ohio’s governor and Senate races tighten.
    — Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of questions
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  • The Nevada Independent reports that Lombardo’s campaign has used those issues to question Ford’s fitness, while Ford says the clemency matter followed procedure and disputes the criticism.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Luger also disputes the ad's claim that Klobuchar did nothing on fraud.
    — Esme Murphy, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of disputes

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