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
Johnson, in turn, faulted Allred for supporting the Laken Riley Act, which requires federal detention of certain migrants accused of crimes, such as theft or burglary.
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Chase Rogers, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Architectural experts and members of the public who weighed in on the design faulted it for being too big and for the White House short circuiting the typical approval process, Leubke said.
—Arden Farhi, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
The pilots in part faulted air traffic control for failing to monitor low-altitude traffic.
—Marc Scribner, Oc Register, 8 Feb. 2026
Hilton blasted Bianco for skipping the debate and also faulted him for taking a knee with protesters during the 2020 racial unrest.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 4 Feb. 2026
Nevertheless, Warsh expressed support for lowering interest rates over the past year and faulted Powell for resisting cuts.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Ruud did it better in the first set, an ugly opener for Shelton who double-faulted three times and had 15 unforced errors against 11 winners.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
The Fire Department also was faulted by SCE for not having the firefighting resources to battle the blaze.
—Tony Saavedra, Daily News, 17 Jan. 2026
In a subsequent report on the incident, the NTSB faulted PG&E for failing to quickly locate the valves needed to shut off the gas release.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
Chase Rogers, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Architectural experts and members of the public who weighed in on the design faulted it for being too big and for the White House short circuiting the typical approval process, Leubke said.
—Arden Farhi, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
The pilots in part faulted air traffic control for failing to monitor low-altitude traffic.
—Marc Scribner, Oc Register, 8 Feb. 2026
Hilton blasted Bianco for skipping the debate and also faulted him for taking a knee with protesters during the 2020 racial unrest.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 4 Feb. 2026
Nevertheless, Warsh expressed support for lowering interest rates over the past year and faulted Powell for resisting cuts.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Ruud did it better in the first set, an ugly opener for Shelton who double-faulted three times and had 15 unforced errors against 11 winners.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
The Fire Department also was faulted by SCE for not having the firefighting resources to battle the blaze.
—Tony Saavedra, Daily News, 17 Jan. 2026
In a subsequent report on the incident, the NTSB faulted PG&E for failing to quickly locate the valves needed to shut off the gas release.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faulted
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President Masoud Pezeshkian apologized for attacks on neighboring countries, but hard-liners criticized that and said the war strategy would continue.—
Cara Anna,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Army vehicles carrying the launchers and other equipment arrived past midnight in a highly secretive mission criticized by residents.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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The company blamed the understaffing and dangerous conditions on industry-wide challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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Trump has blamed the strike on Iran and said that the country possesses and uses Tomahawk missiles.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a group dedicated to the civil rights of Muslim Americans, immediately condemned the congressman's words.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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Those chats at the time were condemned by GOP leaders including House Speaker Mike Johnson, though Vice President JD Vance notably declined to denounce them.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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Massive protests broke out following the 2020 elections, which were widely denounced as fraudulent.—
Yuras Karmanau,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Former recruitment chair denounced in Coral Gables Dariel Gonzalez, who was FIU’s College Republicans’ recruitment chairman at the time the group chat was created, was removed from a volunteer position in Coral Gables and is no longer an intern at a local architecture firm.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Faulted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faulted. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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