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
Golfers can stop blaming bad luck for those maddening near-misses.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Trump is just straight-up doling out untruths – and blaming Biden.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
The federal shutdown shadowed the final month of early voting, with both campaigns blaming the other party for the stalemate.
—Margaret Barthel, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
On Monday afternoon the USDA’s website still had a message blaming Democrats for the shutdown and subsequent lapse in SNAP funding.
—Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2025
Congressional Republican leaders have even begun blaming him for the federal government shutdown.
—Ben Adler, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
And a similar share blaming him for the current rate of inflation.
—ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
Houston leaders have downplayed the possibility of a serial killer following a rash of recent deaths involving the city's 2,500 miles of bayous, with Mayor John Whitmire blaming homelessness and substance abuse.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Still, more broadly, Republicans are blaming Democrats for the SNAP cuts.
—Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025
Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Trump is just straight-up doling out untruths – and blaming Biden.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
The federal shutdown shadowed the final month of early voting, with both campaigns blaming the other party for the stalemate.
—Margaret Barthel, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
On Monday afternoon the USDA’s website still had a message blaming Democrats for the shutdown and subsequent lapse in SNAP funding.
—Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2025
Congressional Republican leaders have even begun blaming him for the federal government shutdown.
—Ben Adler, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
And a similar share blaming him for the current rate of inflation.
—ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
Houston leaders have downplayed the possibility of a serial killer following a rash of recent deaths involving the city's 2,500 miles of bayous, with Mayor John Whitmire blaming homelessness and substance abuse.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Still, more broadly, Republicans are blaming Democrats for the SNAP cuts.
—Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blaming
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Though George Washington and the press started off amicably, their relationship grew more adversarial once journalists began criticizing the nation’s first president.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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Mamdani — who came under fire during the race for his past comments criticizing the New York Police Department — on Wednesday also reiterated his intention to keep the city’s current police commissioner, Jessica Tisch.—
Anthony Izaguirre,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) promptly put out a statement later that week condemning Indonesia's treatment of the team.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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By appointing a man who was deeply unpopular with fans by the end of his reign so recently, though, Wolves would have been condemning him and his players to working in a poisonous environment from day one.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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As the government shutdown began, polls showed voters were divided on who to blame, with many faulting both parties.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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And the distribution lines were already faulting all over LA.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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But Cubans have been denouncing the worsening situation on social media and questioning the official figures and authorities’ denials of deaths amid the lack of medications and supplies in pharmacies, hospitals and local clinics.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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For instance, his administration went from warmly embracing India to denouncing it nearly overnight.—
Richard Fontaine,
Foreign Affairs,
27 Oct. 2025
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There were plenty of upsets, from Houston falling to West Virginia to SMU potentially knocking Miami out of the playoffs one week after the Mustangs lost to Wake Forest.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Nov. 2025
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Door knocking is an important part of campaigning, according to Jeff Lyons, an associate professor at Boise State University.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Blaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blaming. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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