recriminating

present participle of recriminate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recriminating
Verb
  • Anthropic sued, claiming the Pentagon is illegally retaliating by stigmatizing the company with a designation meant to protect against sabotage of national security systems by foreign adversaries.
    ABC News, ABC News, 31 May 2026
  • Boston’s assessing commissioner Nicholas Ariniello is bailing amid a lawsuit that claims the city is retaliating against commercial property owners that file abatements, as the mayor continues to shake up her administration.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • Instead, many Airbnb hosts are reporting open nights at their rentals, and hotels are far from full on the dates in June and July.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 29 May 2026
  • Members of the Meriden Police Department‘s Crime Suppression Unit executed a search and seizure warrant at a residence on Willow Street on May 11 in response to numerous complaints reporting that a man was selling narcotics from the residence, according to police.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • Blanche has defended the Justice Department's track record, touting the agency's focus on prosecuting violent crime, gang offenses, drug crimes, immigration and fraud.
    Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 8 June 2026
  • Behind the scenes, Villafaña was encountering some of the same resistance about prosecuting Epstein.
    Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • Others have recanted and said police coerced them into implicating Washington and Simms.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
  • Public statements implicating Raul Castro, who was the actual head of the armed forces, in the decision to shoot down the planes had emerged over the years, some of which were mentioned in the indictment.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • Kylian Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior, Harry Kane, Ousmane Dembélé, Jude Bellingham and others are trying to put their stamp on the tournament that takes place in the prime of their careers.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 11 June 2026
  • Hurt gave up two more hits, recording his only out when Jake Mangum was thrown out trying to steal third.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 11 June 2026
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“Recriminating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recriminating. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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