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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Some North Natomas residents have criticized the project, which is getting underway during a heated re-election campaign for Councilmember Lisa Kaplan, who represents the area.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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The report card project has been criticized by several Jewish campus groups as over-simplified and unnuanced, but schools are taking it seriously.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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The state government on Sunday condemned the attack and said the security agencies are implementing measures to intensify surveillance and reinforce security presence across vulnerable communities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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And after some listeners condemned Rozos’ comments, the university withheld his diploma.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
Chicago Tribune,
15 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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Numerous Democratic lawmakers denounced Carr’s threat as a page straight out of an autocratic playbook.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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Biss, who is Jewish, has denounced AIPAC, but has disclosed meeting with the group towards the start of his campaign.—
Elena Moore,
NPR,
15 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 21 Mar. 2026.
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