recriminates

verb

present tense third-person singular of recriminate
as in informs (against)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recriminates
  1. reports
  2. retaliates
  3. implicates
  4. books
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  • An InStyle writer has been testing it for the last two months, and reports her hair feels softer and much less frizzy.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Along with the two deaths, the agency also reports 517 hospitalizations.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of reports
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  • The guards warned their response would expand to other American bases in the region if the US retaliates.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
  • Israel retaliates, leading to an invasion that will occupy large swaths of southern Lebanon.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of retaliates
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  • There is no evidence that implicates them in any way.
    — Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Now, because of his imprudent and inaccurate sloganeering, even with a majority of his appointees sitting on the board, the mayor faces the prospect of a legal and political fiasco that implicates the honesty of his most prominent promise to his constituents.
    — Christian Browne, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of implicates
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  • Graham is the unabashed matriarch of the flock, who every year chooses the destination, books the hut, plans the menu, does meal prep, and designs the commemorative T-shirts.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 30 July 2026
  • The Scorecard comes before the job description, before sourcing, and long before anyone books an interview.
    — Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of books
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