as in to retaliate
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recriminate
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Moreover, China would likely retaliate with a tax on U.S.-built aircraft, hurting the U.S. aerospace industry and its workers.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025 -
Trump announced the Yemen ceasefire only hours after Israel retaliated against a Houthi missile attack that successfully struck its main airport outside Tel Aviv.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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That's extremely common among these cases, said University of Idaho law professor Benji Cover, who wrote a paper about people, including noncitizens, misunderstanding election rules and being prosecuted in recent decades.—
Miles Parks,
NPR,
17 May 2025
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The South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division told the Washington Examiner that the case will be prosecuted by the 13th Circuit Solicitor’s Office.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
15 May 2025
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This style connects the violence of colonialism to the violence of representation and reveals Woolf’s awareness that he is implicated in the brutality of the entire colonial system.—
Jenny Noyce,
JSTOR Daily,
14 May 2025
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Those charges came out of an investigation conducted by the Manhattan district attorney’s office that did not implicate the mayor in any wrongdoing.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2025
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Boldly trying new recipes for dinner though neither knows how to cook.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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Maisie, excited to clean up her blocks before dinner on her own, became frustrated when Clementine tried to help.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
11 May 2025
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However, new cases were reported in October 2024 in Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras, the CDC said.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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While officials haven't specified the nature of the attack, multiple media outlets report Lanez was stabbed.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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“Recriminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recriminate. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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