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
In March 2026, a detainee escaped from the facility, which ICE officials blamed on the contractors' inability to track people housed there.
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Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Its satellites have been blamed for interfering with astronomical observations and posing an ever-increasing risk of space collisions.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Investigators blamed the Ukrainian intelligence services for the killing.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 9 June 2026
Delrahim, in an interview with the Los Angeles Times earlier this month, also accused people of campaigning against the Paramount-WBD merger and blamed antisemitism without further explanation.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
Iran blamed the United States for the escalation.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
The hospital blamed an issue with its billing system that left it strapped for cash.
—CBS News, 8 June 2026
Mayor Quinton Lucas blamed the promoters and owners of an unlicensed after-hours club for a mass shooting that injured nine people early Saturday in Kansas City.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
House Speaker Daniel Perez, a Miami Republican, blamed DeSantis for the short timeline.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Its satellites have been blamed for interfering with astronomical observations and posing an ever-increasing risk of space collisions.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Investigators blamed the Ukrainian intelligence services for the killing.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 9 June 2026
Delrahim, in an interview with the Los Angeles Times earlier this month, also accused people of campaigning against the Paramount-WBD merger and blamed antisemitism without further explanation.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
Iran blamed the United States for the escalation.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
The hospital blamed an issue with its billing system that left it strapped for cash.
—CBS News, 8 June 2026
Mayor Quinton Lucas blamed the promoters and owners of an unlicensed after-hours club for a mass shooting that injured nine people early Saturday in Kansas City.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
House Speaker Daniel Perez, a Miami Republican, blamed DeSantis for the short timeline.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blamed
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When the Biden administration had any number of bizarre performances, celebrations and statements, Stern and those like her angrily denounced anyone who criticized them.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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The United States, widely criticized under President Joe Biden for not reining in brutal Israeli excesses in Gaza, is now trying to curtail Israeli action in tackling the more existential security challenge to its north with Hezbollah.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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Powell himself condemned the investigation in a rare statement.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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Russia condemned on Wednesday a European Union decision to authorize EU vessels in the Mediterranean to stop and inspect foreign ships suspected of being part of a shadow fleet transporting Russian oil.—
Azhar Sukri,
CNBC,
14 June 2026
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The lawsuit faulted Jacksonville Beach Police for hiring and putting O’Connell on a sensitive case despite his own legal history.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 June 2026
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Chwalinska double-faulted on the opening point of the match, but was the first player to hold serve in the fifth game.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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When the Biden administration had any number of bizarre performances, celebrations and statements, Stern and those like her angrily denounced anyone who criticized them.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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On Friday, the New York City Democratic Socialists of America — an organization that represents Mamdani’s core base — denounced his administration’s move to grow the city’s police headcount in a rare public rebuke.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2026
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Robinson responded with a forearm to Wembanyama’s neck that either knocked him to the ground or gave sufficient cover for a flop.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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Last September, a fire at a South Korean data center knocked 647 government services offline.—
Leonard Lim,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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“Blamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blamed. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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