recriminated

Definition of recriminatednext
past tense of recriminate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for recriminated
Verb
  • Israel, which has denied conducting the strike, has focused on areas of Iran closer to Israel and hasn't reported any strikes south of Isfahan, 500 miles away.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Although counterterrorism investigators have so far found no credible specific threat, a memo to police agencies, first reported by ABC News, calls for local law enforcement to be on heightened watch.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Israel has retaliated by bombarding southern Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs.
    Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Naz retaliated with his right elbow.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Online hate speech and misinformation have been implicated in fueling atrocities in places like Myanmar, Ethiopia and Sri Lanka.
    Arnaud Kurze, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
  • As in After the Hunt, power dynamics are complex, hypocrisy runs rampant, and almost everyone is implicated.
    Judy Berman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The 12-day war on Iran in June last year, successfully prosecuted by Israel and the US, suggested that it could be attacked with relative impunity.
    The Week UK, TheWeek, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The lawsuit claims none of the arrests led to convictions and some were never prosecuted because police lacked probable cause to make the initial arrest.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Spurs have tried to sign a fair few high-profile players over the last 12 months, including Eberechi Eze, Antoine Semenyo and Morgan Gibbs-White, but missing out on Andy Robertson in the January transfer window has proven as costly as any other.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Marcus Figueroa ran to his bedroom closet and tried to call police.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Recriminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recriminated. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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