INFORM (AGAINST) Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

inform (against)

verb

Definition of inform (against)

as in to report

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Crash reported on northbound I-635 A crash has been reported on I-635 between K-5/Exit 8 and Horizons Parkway/Exit 9.

— Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026
The full report says 12% of the scams reported in the survey involved AI or a deepfake.

— Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026

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During a retrial in 2019, one of the victims and a co-defendant testified that their previous testimony implicating Bennett was coerced by a then-homicide detective.

— CBS Philadelphia, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
All the while, Thompson was arranging for Rusinowski to leave town for rehab and getting rid of evidence implicating her in the thefts, the county said.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of implicate

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In February, the cities of Fort Worth and Aledo joined together to sue Willow Park in Parker County, saying the initial annexation was unlawful since the land wasn’t contiguous to Willow Park’s boundaries.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026
No federal or state law requires doctors to sue patients over unpaid medical debt.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of sue

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Some lawyers have tried to find their clients through an ICE program that schedules legal calls, but only a small percentage of detention centers use it, the lawsuit says.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
In a separate incident, the eastbound lanes of I-20 were closed in west Fort Worth early Wednesday after a pedestrian was fatally struck while trying to cross the highway, police said.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of try

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Herbert said the decision on whether to prosecute wasn’t up to the attorney general.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026
Burks personally prosecuted five capital murder death penalty cases during her time at the district attorney’s office.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026

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inform (against)

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