as in to criticize
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of
more concerned with pleasing audiences, the playwright has always claimed to be indifferent to whether critics praise his comedies or blame them without mercy
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as in guilt
responsibility for wrongdoing or failure
willingly accepted the blame for not seeing that the kitchen was properly cleaned
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as in responsibility
the state of being held as the cause of something that needs to be set right
blame for the school's poor performance in standardized tests was attributed to several factors
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Recent Examples of blame
Brian Melley,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
But Cornyn said Trump isn’t fully to blame.
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Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
22 June 2026
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
But the person — or network — behind the online persona of El Money has escaped public blame or punishment.
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ABC News,
16 June 2026
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Verb
Climate change that has brought heat waves and drought was also blamed.
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Brian Melley,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
But Cornyn said Trump isn’t fully to blame.
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Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
22 June 2026
Noun
This was Vance, very intentionally pushed to front and center by a president clearly concerned about what comes next, and who gets the blame for it.
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Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
But the person — or network — behind the online persona of El Money has escaped public blame or punishment.
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ABC News,
16 June 2026
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Cooper Freeman, Alaska director at the nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity, sharply criticized the circumstances surrounding the whale’s death.
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Plenty of those who populate that category are championed instead of criticized.
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Rather than adjudicating guilt, the filmmakers opted to leave the question of truth open to viewers.
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But moral injury, formidable as the idea is, doesn’t apply to Odysseus, who suffers from neither shame nor guilt.
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In the interim, Deputy Superintendent Melissa Balknight assumed Hill’s responsibilities.
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In that way, a commitment to physical fitness and its various metrics offers leaders greater tolerance for the demanding responsibilities of the role.
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Guerra said while Bass can do much of her job from another city for a day, a mayor is often faulted for not being front and center during an emergency.
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In a scathing report released earlier this month, state investigators faulted the camp for inadequate advance emergency planning, storm preparation, evacuations and incident management.
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The Department of Licenses and Inspections responded to the scene and condemned the house, which sustained considerable damage.
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While Washington blamed Iran and condemned the attack, Gulf states were left with lingering questions about the extent of American willingness to confront Tehran on their behalf.
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Other Ukrainian officials denounced Poland’s move.
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Crowds have gathered around it in protest and in praise to denounce American wars, and hear great voices sing and speak.
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“Blame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blame. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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