PROSECUTING Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

prosecuting

verb

present participle of prosecute

as in executing

to carry through (as a process) to completion the neurologists plan to prosecute their research for as long as funding remains available

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Recent Examples of prosecuting His office was responsible for prosecuting federal crimes, including those related to immigration, terrorism, public corruption, child exploitation, firearms and narcotics. — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2026 Such arrests have profound impacts on the lives and reputations of those falsely accused and take valuable resources away from prosecuting actual perpetrators. — Kate Payne, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 At the time, Guilfoyle was an assistant DA in San Francisco prosecuting a high-profile dog-mauling case and making the rounds on cable news. — Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026 The Justice Department has a long history of investigating and prosecuting hackers who break into a private company's network. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026 Zahnd, who had already developed a reputation as being tough-on-crime, was responsible for prosecuting Paden, who died in October 2020 while serving his sentence, on behalf of the State of Missouri. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026 What the attorney general job entails The attorney general acts as Rhode Island’s top law enforcement officer, overseeing more than 250 staffers prosecuting felony cases and defending state agencies against civil lawsuits. — Katie Mulvaney, The Providence Journal, 10 Sep. 2026 Spitzer is now prosecuting parents for e-motorcycle deaths caused by their teenagers. — Ryanne Mena, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2026 Following one incident with the actor, he was charged with seven felony counts, including assault, injuring a girlfriend and dissuading a witness from prosecuting a crime. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026

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Verb

Try executing no movement and no sound for five minutes — not just what feels like five minutes.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Alexa Plus is still inconsistent at executing more complicated requests.

— Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of executing

Verb

They’re being asked to consider the most basic questions about meaning, and justice, and leading a fulfilling life.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026
Our public schools will always play an important role in preparing Maryland’s children for productive and fulfilling lives.

— Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of fulfilling

Verb

His view of the rocket came just seconds before the vehicle's stage separation, which was followed immediately by the rocket's main booster performing an engine burn to right its trajectory for landing back at the Cape.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, Swedish streamer and content creator Marlon Lundgren Garcia was London Fashion Week’s top-performing talent, accumulating $1 million in EMV for Burberry and H&M combined.

— Amy Francombe, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of performing

Verb

Brown said accomplishing those goals would require working with members of Congress as well as local and state officials.

— Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Following an orderly wind-down, UNRWA itself will neither be essential nor necessary to accomplishing the work that lies ahead in Gaza.

— Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of accomplishing

Verb

The problem, Snegovaya said, is that achieving military autonomy for Europe and Ukraine is extremely difficult in the short term, and Europe has been slow to develop the necessary capabilities.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026
And, even before the pandemic, about half of the state’s students were not achieving the state’s learning goals.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of achieving

Verb

Any company doing a div-recap is likely taking a forward-looking view that the IPO market will be closed in the short run.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Donaldson’s wife, Eleanor Donaldson, 60, was found to have aided and abetted her husband’s offenses for witnessing the abuse and doing nothing to intervene.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of doing

Verb

Dogma25 is an initiative of recent Venice Golden Lion winner May el-Toukhy (Woman Unknown), who will be one of the five directors making films under its rules alongside directors Milad Alami, Annika Berg, Eklöf and Just.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
By the time Lee’s moved on to thanking his dad for not believing him, thereby giving him something to prove, an embarrassed Frances is making a quick run for the exit.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of making

Verb

Tonight, the district is pointing to this language that references developing or implementing activities that reference gender identity.

— Erin Jones, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
The contractors who start building this visibility now, ahead of the implementing regulations, will be negotiating from a position of readiness when enforcement begins.

— Yardley Pohl, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026