prosecute

verb

ˈprä-si-ˌkyüt How to pronounce prosecute (audio)
Definition of prosecutenext
as in to execute
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 prosecute Meanwhile, the surveillance system creates an evidence trail that her office can use to prosecute suspected criminals. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026 The graphic allegations prompted immediate questions about why no one had been prosecuted in 2024. — Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 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 Local district attorneys generally decide whether to prosecute, subject to the state attorney general’s supervision. — Stefani Langehennig, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prosecute
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosecute
  1. execute
  2. fulfill
  3. perform
  4. accomplish
  5. achieve
  6. do
  7. implement
  8. make
Verb
  • Hospital staff were working to save Pike's life and as of late Thursday were trying to clear the two doses of the drug that the state uses to execute prisoners, her lawyers wrote in a Friday filing in Davidson County Chancery Court.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Pike, who was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, was set to become the first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of execute
Verb
  • The Incredible Hulk, the Thing, He-Man, Superman—these cartoon heroes must fulfill some kind of longing.
    — Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Other situations can involve employees exercising rights or fulfilling obligations protected by law.
    — William Jones, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of fulfill
Verb
  • During the themed show, the dancers performed to many of Carey’s songs from over the years.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026
  • His new project, Flop, aims to create a spot market for computing power, where participants are rewarded with Flop tokens for providing GPUs and performing AI inference.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of perform
Verb
  • Now, having accomplished the feat at such a young age, Lamine Yamal is poised to cash in for years to come.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The rise and fall of Joe Cool, the Camel cigarette advertising gimmick that launched a thousand teen smokers, was accomplished with a more top-down approach.
    — Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of accomplish
Verb
  • Thus, during training the goal is to minimize the difference between the forecast and what actually happens until an AI model achieves the smallest possible error.
    — Chanh Kieu, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Multi-agent systems (from Microsoft’s AutoGen to Claude Research’s subagents) have achieved limited coordination in this way over the past few years.
    — Michael Morris, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of achieve
Verb
  • Until today, human scientists have been the agents responsible for discovering cancer cures, and for doing so they (and key associates) have been showered with academic credit and awards, perhaps even a Nobel Prize.
    — Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • In a game that looked lopsided for the better part of three quarters, the Chargers did enough Sunday to scare the defending Super Bowl champions.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of do
Verb
  • The top tier of college football, known now as the Football Bowl Subdivision, resembles the professional game more with each passing year, prompting calls to implement rules to better manage the sport.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Perhaps some credit would also go to their human creators, those putting forth insightful prompts, and those creatively implementing the work.
    — Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of implement
Verb
  • The tiered floor plans inside the third-floor suites and villas make those rooms less accessible.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The four-door grand tourer makes more than 1,000 hp from three motors, two at the rear and one up front.
    — Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of make

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“Prosecute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecute. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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