RECRIMINATE Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

recriminate

verb

Definition of recriminate

as in to retaliate

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The rival gangs fought and retaliated against each other both before and after Shakur's death.

— CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
After the brawl, Davis is alleged to have gone looking for Knight and Shakur to retaliate.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of retaliate

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Both Healey and Campbell have expressed their willingness to use the information collected by the portal to prosecute federal officers.

— Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2026
Comey has alleged he is being vindictively and selectively prosecuted, which the Justice Department has denied.

— Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of prosecute

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The report didn’t mention the nationalities of other referees implicated.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Though Anderson has long been suspected of being the gunman who fired the fatal shots that killed Shakur, his uncle, Davis, who was seated in the white Cadillac, had also been implicated in the drive-by shooting.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of implicate

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The Red Sox tried to muster some late magic, which has become a bit of a hallmark of this wild, never-say-die Boston season.

— Curt Anderson, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
President Min Aung Hlaing, the former army chief who had originally seized power in 2021 from Suu Kyi’s civilian government, has been trying to win political legitimacy since the takeover and resume relations with ASEAN.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of try

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Hernandez, of Manville, New Jersey, appeared in court Monday, where he was not required to enter a plea and was released on $50,000 bail, NBC New York reported.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026
Digital advertising firm Pixability reports 95% of the top 4,000 travel conent accounts by viewership are creator-driven with only 5% from brands and publishers.

— Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of report

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Buc-ee's general counsel told the Dallas Morning News the company had no plans to sue him.

— Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
During Thursday’s City Council meeting, Hanlon recommended the council sue the property owner, Jeff Gillespie, in state court over the zoning violation rather than immediately targeting the federal government.

— Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2026

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