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
The company blamed the understaffing and dangerous conditions on industry-wide challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
Trump has blamed the strike on Iran and said that the country possesses and uses Tomahawk missiles.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 11 Mar. 2026
In the case of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster, spurred by a major earthquake and tsunami, court rulings later blamed a culture of collusion between Japan’s government and power company operating the plant.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
The men also blamed similar issues on the Biden administration.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers have blamed those cuts for budget shortages this year.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
Oil refineries in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait have blamed Iran for strikes in the last week.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 9 Mar. 2026
The executive, Deputy Chief Financial Officer Janine Lim, blamed the delay, in part, on staff resignations and plummeting morale amid uncertainty over the agency’s future.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
In the hearing, which stretched nearly five hours, Noem defended her agency’s treatment of immigrants caught up in enforcement activities, and blamed activists and others for attacks against officers.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
Trump has blamed the strike on Iran and said that the country possesses and uses Tomahawk missiles.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 11 Mar. 2026
In the case of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster, spurred by a major earthquake and tsunami, court rulings later blamed a culture of collusion between Japan’s government and power company operating the plant.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
The men also blamed similar issues on the Biden administration.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers have blamed those cuts for budget shortages this year.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
Oil refineries in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait have blamed Iran for strikes in the last week.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 9 Mar. 2026
The executive, Deputy Chief Financial Officer Janine Lim, blamed the delay, in part, on staff resignations and plummeting morale amid uncertainty over the agency’s future.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
In the hearing, which stretched nearly five hours, Noem defended her agency’s treatment of immigrants caught up in enforcement activities, and blamed activists and others for attacks against officers.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blamed
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President Masoud Pezeshkian apologized for attacks on neighboring countries, but hard-liners criticized that and said the war strategy would continue.—
Cara Anna,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Army vehicles carrying the launchers and other equipment arrived past midnight in a highly secretive mission criticized by residents.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a group dedicated to the civil rights of Muslim Americans, immediately condemned the congressman's words.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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Those chats at the time were condemned by GOP leaders including House Speaker Mike Johnson, though Vice President JD Vance notably declined to denounce them.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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Johnson, in turn, faulted Allred for supporting the Laken Riley Act, which requires federal detention of certain migrants accused of crimes, such as theft or burglary.—
Chase Rogers,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Architectural experts and members of the public who weighed in on the design faulted it for being too big and for the White House short circuiting the typical approval process, Leubke said.—
Arden Farhi,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Massive protests broke out following the 2020 elections, which were widely denounced as fraudulent.—
Yuras Karmanau,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Former recruitment chair denounced in Coral Gables Dariel Gonzalez, who was FIU’s College Republicans’ recruitment chairman at the time the group chat was created, was removed from a volunteer position in Coral Gables and is no longer an intern at a local architecture firm.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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One of the teens fell off the vehicle and was knocked unconscious.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Another officer knocked repeatedly at the door, but there was no answer, though Wojcik said the officers could see someone was inside.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Blamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blamed. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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