recriminates

Definition of recriminatesnext
present tense third-person singular of recriminate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for recriminates
Verb
  • The White House is banking that bigger tax refunds this spring will benefit Republicans in the fall, but some strategists and economists project that the political upside will be short-lived, Politico reports.
    Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
  • In its January 2026 Long-Term Reliability Assessment, the nonprofit North American Electric Reliability Corp, reports that New England ranks higher in energy supply reliability during extreme weather conditions than most of the country.
    Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • The former employees claim in the filing McFadden frequently retaliates against critics.
    Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • And the out of control fraud in your state also implicates election security.
    Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026
  • And what the Court was looking at was whether a soldier could essentially refuse to deploy during a foreign invasion, and that implicates some of the President’s most potent powers in the area of foreign relations.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Visit Anaheim is a not-for-profit that books the Anaheim Convention Center and markets the city.
    Victoria Le, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Bowie House Angela gets Ainsley out of her dorm and books her a suite for the week at the upscale Bowie House in Fort Worth.
    Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Recriminates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recriminates. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.

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