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Collocations for accusation - noun

ADJECTIVE

serious
baseless, false, unfounded, unsubstantiated
ridiculous, wild
bitter
mutual
They sank into mutual accusation and recrimination.
public
veiled
She made a lot of thinly veiled accusations.
renewed, repeated

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VERB + accusation

hurl, level at, make
They have the nerve to level these accusations against one of our most respected members.
face
Their father now faces an accusation of murder.
deny, dismiss, refute, reject
prove, substantiate, support
New evidence has emerged which supports the accusation against her.

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accusation + VERB

fly, fly around
There seem to be a lot of wild accusations flying around.

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PREPOSITION

amid accusations
He fled the country amid accusations of fraud.
accusation against
You made a public accusation of misconduct against Saunders.
accusation of
He was forced to defend himself against accusations of plagiarism.

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PHRASES

bring an accusation against sb
She rejected all the accusations brought against her.

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