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
Oswald was found to be the sole person culpable for Kennedy's death on November 22, 1963, by the Warren Commission in 1964.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
That report was part of a voluntary compliance agreement negotiated with the federal government following a two-year federal investigation that found the city culpable of steering heavy industry away from white communities and into Black and Latino communities.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The report acknowledges but dismisses speculation that Hale's mental health providers could be criminally culpable for not intervening.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2025
The character reveals little with her expressions: a defensive mechanism that’s served her well in service jobs, and as a seeming (though not culpable) co-conspirator in the burglary that landed her husband in jail.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
That report was part of a voluntary compliance agreement negotiated with the federal government following a two-year federal investigation that found the city culpable of steering heavy industry away from white communities and into Black and Latino communities.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The report acknowledges but dismisses speculation that Hale's mental health providers could be criminally culpable for not intervening.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2025
The character reveals little with her expressions: a defensive mechanism that’s served her well in service jobs, and as a seeming (though not culpable) co-conspirator in the burglary that landed her husband in jail.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for culpable
Adjective
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Joly was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit hostage taking and 16 counts of hostage taking of a U.S. national for ransom.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2025
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Often, entrepreneurs can feel guilty about taking time for themselves, but Biggins and White say the data shows that the investment in time and energy pays off in terms of better performance.—
Trevor Clawson,
Forbes.com,
18 May 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 31 May. 2025.
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