as in guilty
deserving reproach or blame
are you any less culpable for murder if you acted in the heat of passion?
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Recent Examples of culpable
While research in that realm is in its infancy, some experts hypothesize that environmental factors influenced by climate change could be culpable in the uptick in kidney stone cases among children.
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
The film doesn’t ask about the decision-making behind this outcome, but a consistent theme emerges relating to the question of who is culpable.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
Nobody was more culpable than Murphy, whose determination to make amends for his costly sixth-minute error manifested in wayward crossing and poor decisions.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
These shifts in standards of care make uncovered, unclean stethoscopes culpable vectors in the event of infections during health care delivery.
—Diskcover, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
The film doesn’t ask about the decision-making behind this outcome, but a consistent theme emerges relating to the question of who is culpable.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
Nobody was more culpable than Murphy, whose determination to make amends for his costly sixth-minute error manifested in wayward crossing and poor decisions.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
These shifts in standards of care make uncovered, unclean stethoscopes culpable vectors in the event of infections during health care delivery.
—Diskcover, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for culpable
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Anthony Aguirre, 25, Aguirre pleaded guilty in August to distributing fentanyl to a minor and being a felon in possession of a gun.—
Andrea Klick,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2025
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Guentzel was also guilty of two penalties, both of which were of the unnecessary variety.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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But Miss Manners acknowledges that there is also the less blameworthy impulse to offer comfort — not just sympathy — when there is no real comfort to be offered.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2025
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But Miss Manners acknowledges that there is also the less blameworthy impulse to offer comfort — not just sympathy — when there is no real comfort to be offered.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Culpable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culpable. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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