Fill in the blank with the most appropriate preposition: He was accused ______ misappropriating company funds.
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This is a preposition-collocation question, so the answer depends on the fixed preposition that pairs with the verb 'accuse'.
The established structure in English is 'accuse someone of (doing) something', where the charge or offence is introduced by 'of'.
Applying it here gives 'He was accused of misappropriating company funds', with 'of' linking the accusation to the wrongful act.
'For' is used with words like 'blame' or 'punish' ('blamed for'), not with 'accuse', so 'accused for' is incorrect.
'With' collocates with 'charge' ('charged with a crime') rather than 'accuse', and 'about' does not follow 'accuse' at all.
Since only one preposition completes the fixed phrase 'accused ___', the correct choice is of.
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