recriminating

present participle of recriminate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for recriminating
Verb
  • Immigration attorneys and advocates are accusing Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials of retaliating against detainees taking part in hunger strikes over inhumane conditions at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • Israel launched airstrikes on Beirut over the weekend, which led to Iran retaliating with its own strike on Israel.
    Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • Accountants and auditors These professionals keep the books for companies and organizations, tracking, verifying and reporting financial figures.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 19 June 2026
  • Certainly many drones got through, with Russians reporting 15 or more direct hits on the refinery.
    David Hambling, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • Last month, Judge Crenshaw concluded that while there was insufficient evidence to prove actual vindictiveness, the government could not justify its sudden shift from wanting to deport Abrego Garcia to prosecuting him.
    Laura Romero, ABC News, 22 June 2026
  • Charging and prosecuting cases involving traffic and vessel collisions resulting in fatalities are always difficult decisions.
    Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Writer-director Pascal Plante skillfully enhances the themes of his film with a cold, unsettling atmosphere, often implicating us as voyeurs with our own fixation on the dark side of humanity.
    Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
  • Others have recanted and said police coerced them into implicating Washington and Simms.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
Verb
  • The acceptance rate has been compared to that of trying to get into Harvard University.
    Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 25 June 2026
  • There’s some heartbreaking moments where Mary’s trying so hard to please him.
    Arushi Jacob, Variety, 25 June 2026
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“Recriminating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recriminating. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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