as in accusation
an angry statement in which you accuse or criticize a person who has accused or criticized you
The discussion turned into a heated debate with recriminations flying back and forth.
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Recent Examples of recrimination
The glory of this year’s august tournament has been tarnished by some ugly accusations and recriminations.
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Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 22 July 2025
Rather than putting the matter to rest, the memo caused a political uproar and mutual recriminations among top Trump officials.
—The Editors, National Review, 16 July 2025
But so far, Putin remains defiant, escalating his aerial bombardments of Ukrainian cultural and spiritual havens despite the recriminations of the International Criminal Court.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
Trump, Musk feud explodes into the open A bubbling feud between the US president and his highest-profile advisor and backer escalated into acrimonious public recriminations.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 6 June 2025
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Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 22 July 2025
Rather than putting the matter to rest, the memo caused a political uproar and mutual recriminations among top Trump officials.
—The Editors, National Review, 16 July 2025
But so far, Putin remains defiant, escalating his aerial bombardments of Ukrainian cultural and spiritual havens despite the recriminations of the International Criminal Court.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
Trump, Musk feud explodes into the open A bubbling feud between the US president and his highest-profile advisor and backer escalated into acrimonious public recriminations.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recrimination
Noun
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Ultimately, & Sons, for all its grim family in-fighting and accusations, is a film about legacy, identity, loss and love.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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Corpus’ team argued the accusations against her should be viewed within the context of internal politics.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The judge sentenced Johnson to 180 days for each of the four disorderly conduct charges, to be served concurrently, which was credited as time served.—
Miguel Torres,
AZCentral.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Ultimately harmless, this was the piece of the bomb that would ignite the charge in the main body of the projectile.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ray is the broken heart of Dope Thief, and the series delivers an incrimination of the systems that failed him through his roller coaster of panic and despair.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Recrimination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recrimination. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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