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
Some murder cases in Mecklenburg have taken more than five years to get to trial, something the district attorney has blamed on low staffing and not enough state funding.
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Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
The humble org chart isn’t usually blamed for holding back innovation.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
Google's security team agrees and has blamed the hacking on a North Korean group that targets stealing cryptocurrencies.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
The idea that the media blamed Carolyn for the crash is dramatic license.
—Jeff Wise, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
The National Transportation Safety Board blamed systemic FAA failures and found the crash was preventable, with concerns including overreliance on visual separation and longstanding risks in the airspace around Reagan National.
—Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
In Opposition, or SPLM/A-IO, condemned the attack on Monday and blamed government forces.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
But Johnson blamed Democrats, not Thune.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Not one of the players after the Indiana game blamed themselves.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
The humble org chart isn’t usually blamed for holding back innovation.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
Google's security team agrees and has blamed the hacking on a North Korean group that targets stealing cryptocurrencies.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
The idea that the media blamed Carolyn for the crash is dramatic license.
—Jeff Wise, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
The National Transportation Safety Board blamed systemic FAA failures and found the crash was preventable, with concerns including overreliance on visual separation and longstanding risks in the airspace around Reagan National.
—Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
In Opposition, or SPLM/A-IO, condemned the attack on Monday and blamed government forces.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
But Johnson blamed Democrats, not Thune.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Not one of the players after the Indiana game blamed themselves.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blamed
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Benjamin Rush, a Founding Father and a physician, criticized the medical establishment for being closed-minded about treatments recommended by non-physicians.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Glendon Hall, who leads the Miami Beach Black Affairs Advisory Committee, criticized the police at the time.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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The president has been condemned for his remarks about Iran and Islam by groups that include the Council on American-Islamic Relations, who called them inflammatory.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2026
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Protect Martindale-Brightwood, one of the neighborhood groups against the data center, on Monday condemned the act of violence at Gibson's home and denied any involvement.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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The safety board faulted Atmos for not doing more to identify threats posed by expansive soils, noting regulators had been warning about the issue since 2008 and that the NTSB identified expansive soils as a factor in a 2018 Atmos explosion in Dallas that killed one and injured four.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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At the time, many critics faulted its confusing plot.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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Later, some passengers were forced to get off buses as protesters denounced the government’s fuel price increase.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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During his first Palm Sunday address, the pontiff denounced those who use God to justify war and urged prayers for peace, particularly for those suffering in the Middle East.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Video and witness statements, police said, revealed that Hussain was assaulted in the building’s lobby, struck and knocked to the ground before being forced toward his apartment.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Then in 1998, Buttered Popcorn knocked it from the top spot.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Blamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blamed. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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