as in criticizing
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 blaming
In the interview, Guthrie talked about blaming herself.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
The incident took on a life of its own after Ada’s mother and stepfather issued social media statements blaming Roan for the interaction.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Seperately, Iran’s state media reported that two teenage boys were among those killed on Wednesday in an attack in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, blaming the United States and Israel for the assault.
—Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
The villagers start blaming the recluse ‘witch’ of the village who is known to practice black magic.
—William Earl, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
The first part of the plan could be appealing to Democrats, who've been blaming Republicans for the TSA lines at airports.
—Jeremy Wallace, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
Trump has defended his economic record, referring to concerns over affordability as a hoax and blaming weakness in the economy on Democrats.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, a former Fox News host who spent the weekend blaming Democrats for airport-security lines, is not in fact in charge of airport security.
—Juliette Kayyem, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
But Calart fell into a slump and went into receivership in 1981, blaming the economy.
—Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 22 Mar. 2026
Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
The incident took on a life of its own after Ada’s mother and stepfather issued social media statements blaming Roan for the interaction.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Seperately, Iran’s state media reported that two teenage boys were among those killed on Wednesday in an attack in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, blaming the United States and Israel for the assault.
—Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
The villagers start blaming the recluse ‘witch’ of the village who is known to practice black magic.
—William Earl, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
The first part of the plan could be appealing to Democrats, who've been blaming Republicans for the TSA lines at airports.
—Jeremy Wallace, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
Trump has defended his economic record, referring to concerns over affordability as a hoax and blaming weakness in the economy on Democrats.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, a former Fox News host who spent the weekend blaming Democrats for airport-security lines, is not in fact in charge of airport security.
—Juliette Kayyem, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
But Calart fell into a slump and went into receivership in 1981, blaming the economy.
—Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blaming
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In 2010, a grand jury indicted former House Speaker Ray Sansom on grand theft and conspiracy charges and issued a 10-page presentment criticizing the Legislature’s appropriations process.—
Lawrence Mower,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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Moore also pointed out flaws in facial recognition technology as a whole, criticizing its early, widespread adoption by law enforcement agencies worldwide.—
Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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Other European leaders have gone further by condemning the conflict and refusing any help at all.—
Rob Crilly,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Mar. 2026
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The board said renaming the holiday will honor the collective contributions of farm workers and their impact on communities, while also supporting survivors and condemning all forms of abuse.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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And while criticism of insurance companies was bipartisan, Republicans and Democrats also blamed one another for the crisis, with the GOP faulting Obamacare and Democrats accusing Republicans of using the hearings to deflect from their own inaction to address rising premiums.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
22 Jan. 2026
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Some Havana Syndrome victims have spent more than a decade trying to draw attention to their cases, often faulting the government for failing to provide enough support or access to specialized medical care.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Documenting and denouncing shootings and arson attacks are easy.—
Jesse Brown,
The Atlantic,
24 Mar. 2026
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Maryland Governor Wes Moore released a statement on Friday, denouncing a 30-day gas tax suspension.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Things got worse for the Wild a few shifts later when Spurgeon foiled a Florida rush to the Minnesota net, but went down at full speed and slid hard into the goalpost, knocking the net off the moorings.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
27 Mar. 2026
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The level 3 out of 5, or the area with numerous severe thunderstorms, is literally knocking on the door.—
Ray Petelin,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Blaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blaming. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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