as in criticized
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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Recent Examples of blamed
Ukrainian officials have blamed the damage on Russian drone attacks.
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Lorne Cook The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026
Another witness told police that Nicholas was angry with Richardson over a car accident for which the suspect blamed the victim.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
Kouri Richins’ attorneys argued she was wrongfully blamed for her husband’s death after a sloppy and biased investigation.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
Some critics also blamed the hard left for fueling tensions after a far-right militant was beaten to death in Lyon last month.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
You couldn’t be blamed for missing perhaps the biggest storyline to come from last month’s NFL Combine.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
Kent, in his letter to Trump, indirectly blamed his wife’s death on Israel too.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Many travelers blamed the weather and the DHS shutdown.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
The men also blamed similar issues on the Biden administration.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Lorne Cook The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026
Another witness told police that Nicholas was angry with Richardson over a car accident for which the suspect blamed the victim.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
Kouri Richins’ attorneys argued she was wrongfully blamed for her husband’s death after a sloppy and biased investigation.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
Some critics also blamed the hard left for fueling tensions after a far-right militant was beaten to death in Lyon last month.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
You couldn’t be blamed for missing perhaps the biggest storyline to come from last month’s NFL Combine.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
Kent, in his letter to Trump, indirectly blamed his wife’s death on Israel too.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Many travelers blamed the weather and the DHS shutdown.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
The men also blamed similar issues on the Biden administration.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blamed
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Petro criticized delays in efforts to modernize the country’s military fleet.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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Modernizing the military Colombian President Gustavo Petro, in the twilight of his administration, on March 23 criticized bureaucratic obstacles for delaying his plans to modernize the military.—
Luis Jaime Acosta,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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The president of United Farm Workers — the union co-founded by Chavez and Huerta in 1962 — condemned Chavez’s acts.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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The statement, carried by Iran’s Tasnim news agency, condemned the attacks as criminal actions by the US and Israel, while reassuring that the site’s operations and surrounding areas remain secure and radiation levels are unaffected.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
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While the transactions were below the $10,000 limit to trigger an alert to the Treasury Department, a report by New York State’s Department of Financial Services faulted Deutsche Bank for ignoring red flags about Epstein’s bank accounts.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Cuban officials have previously attributed them to US economic sanctions, though critics have also faulted a lack of investment in the island’s ailing generation system.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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Environmental groups denounced the TotalEnergies deal as an alternate way to block wind projects.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Washington County commissioners have expressed support for the project, but Hagerstown's mayor has denounced it.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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One victim was knocked unconscious for several seconds, while another was surrounded and attacked.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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Dallas has knocked Colorado out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs three times this decade — in the COVID-19 bubble tournament of 2020, then again in each of the past two years.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Blamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blamed. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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