Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recriminating
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In retaliating against the Union, TSG decided to disastrously impact its employees, its guests, local businesses, and our community.—
Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
27 Dec. 2025 -
Following a heated confrontation where Paul slapped Punk across the face, the rivalry intensified with Punk retaliating by trapping Paul's ally, Pat McAfee, in a porta-potty.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2025
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Employers will begin separately reporting these amounts in future years, but for now the IRS is allowing multiple documentation methods to ensure taxpayers can claim the deductions accurately.—
Emma Waldman,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Revered biologist Jane Goodall is most associated with her careful observation and reporting on the complex lives and communities of chimpanzees.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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Smith dropped both cases after Trump won the 2024 election, citing a Justice Department policy against prosecuting a sitting president.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
23 Jan. 2026
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By prosecuting an innocent woman, this office only compounded the tragedy of a baby's death.—
Tony Plohetski,
Austin American Statesman,
23 Jan. 2026
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And because he was promoted the same way as his peers—the CFO promoted from accounting, the COO promoted from operations—none of them can call it out without implicating themselves.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office later determined that investigators did not follow up on evidence implicating McDowell’s friend as the shooter.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
27 Dec. 2025
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Under New York law, the district attorney's office could be barred from trying Mangione on state murder charges if his federal trial happens first.—
MICHAEL R. SISAK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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The three cops who showed up weaved through the crowd trying to find the somebody who made the phone call.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Recriminating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recriminating. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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