as in criticized
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of
you should look at your own work before faulting what others have done
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Recent Examples of faulted
Wrexham could not be faulted for attacking intent.
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Parolin also faulted global powers for their paralysis.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Transmission lines like the ones that are thought to be linked to the start of the Eaton fire faulted more than 50 times in the LA region and distribution lines faulted more than 200 times, according to estimates from Whisker Labs.
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Barb Jacobson, a voter from Hebron, faulted the last administration for failing to release records of the deceased financier.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
Auditors also faulted the district for failing to ensure that the revenue-sharing arrangement with BusPatrol was being properly calculated.
—Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Bullied on social media by kids at school, Jamie found a network of online communities that portrayed men as victims and faulted women for male loneliness.
—Laura Yuen, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
Many members of the Venezuelan opposition, Straka said, have long relished calling out government supporters for treating Hugo Chávez, Maduro’s predecessor, as a messiah, but they can be faulted for believing, with similar fervor, that American salvation is coming.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
In the next game, with the thousands in the stands roaring for every point gained by the American, Sabalenka netted off-balance groundstrokes on two points in a row and double-faulted to get broken right back.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Parolin also faulted global powers for their paralysis.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Transmission lines like the ones that are thought to be linked to the start of the Eaton fire faulted more than 50 times in the LA region and distribution lines faulted more than 200 times, according to estimates from Whisker Labs.
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Barb Jacobson, a voter from Hebron, faulted the last administration for failing to release records of the deceased financier.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
Auditors also faulted the district for failing to ensure that the revenue-sharing arrangement with BusPatrol was being properly calculated.
—Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Bullied on social media by kids at school, Jamie found a network of online communities that portrayed men as victims and faulted women for male loneliness.
—Laura Yuen, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
Many members of the Venezuelan opposition, Straka said, have long relished calling out government supporters for treating Hugo Chávez, Maduro’s predecessor, as a messiah, but they can be faulted for believing, with similar fervor, that American salvation is coming.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
In the next game, with the thousands in the stands roaring for every point gained by the American, Sabalenka netted off-balance groundstrokes on two points in a row and double-faulted to get broken right back.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faulted
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Commanders head coach Dan Quinn was criticized on social media for keeping Daniels in the game with the score already insurmountable.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Michigan chapter of the Council on American–Islamic Relations criticized the FBI’s lack of transparency in the days after the arrests.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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At first, Westergaard blamed the breach on an employee who had accidentally left them open and walked off the job.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Bobbitt should have come forward to the board about the error then, Crile said, since it could have been blamed for the error.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Spanberger condemned the messages and political violence generally, but didn't withdraw or double down on her endorsement of Jones.—
Jahd Khalil,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
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Critics from across the political spectrum, including prominent Jewish leaders, condemned the discussion as legitimizing antisemitic and racist rhetoric.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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As many as a third of LGBTQ+ people who were arrested were denounced, that is reported to the Nazis, by their friends and family.—
Kate Sosin,
Them.,
31 Oct. 2025
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The policy has drawn sharp criticism from human rights organizations and international law experts, who have denounced the attacks as extrajudicial killings.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Faulted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faulted. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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