recriminates

Definition of recriminatesnext
present tense third-person singular of recriminate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for recriminates
Verb
  • The war in Iran is driving up global carbon emissions as well as oil prices, Marketplace reports.
    Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 23 Mar. 2026
  • This would require launching tens of millions of tons of equipment annually—an unprecedented logistical and engineering challenge, reports Techeblog.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Now, as Tehran retaliates, their own territories are under fire.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Advertisement The priest gives up the location of the memoirs, and Toni retaliates by letting Vittorio be assassinated in his place.
    Rory Doherty, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Past traumas and current abuses culminate in a sudden death that implicates five women in the community, played by Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern and Zoë Kravitz.
    Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
  • All of this makes Unspeakable Things a particular type of #MeToo memoir, one in which the accuser implicates herself—not as complicit in any assault or harassment, but as fully human, and sometimes confounding even to herself.
    Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • This brunch usually books up, so call soon.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Skipping Travel Insurance No one books a trip expecting delays, cancellations, or illness, but spring weather is notoriously unpredictable, and travel disruptions happen more often than we’d like.
    Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Recriminates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recriminates. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.

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