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 examples of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, where life after revolution is replete with bitterness and recrimination, are profoundly discouraging.
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Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
And so, in this sense of self-scrutiny and recrimination, began another week in the world of Manchester United.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
Of course, Harvard must also receive assurances that no further recrimination will follow and any disputes in the future about the deal will be resolved outside of the courts.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
The fact that Maggie is Black, and rich, is a secondary powder keg that will blow up later in the story, when the firings start, the litany of cancellations pile up, and recriminations ricochet through the building.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
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Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
And so, in this sense of self-scrutiny and recrimination, began another week in the world of Manchester United.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
Of course, Harvard must also receive assurances that no further recrimination will follow and any disputes in the future about the deal will be resolved outside of the courts.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
The fact that Maggie is Black, and rich, is a secondary powder keg that will blow up later in the story, when the firings start, the litany of cancellations pile up, and recriminations ricochet through the building.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recrimination
Noun
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Both sides traded accusations over the outage.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Pakistan denies these accusations.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Phypers is facing criminal charges, including two counts of injuring a spouse, cohabitant, fiancé, boyfriend, girlfriend or child's parent; and two counts of dissuading a witness by force or threat.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Reuters — Two top Chinese military leaders have been expelled from the ruling Communist Party and the military on corruption charges, the country’s defense ministry said on Friday, the most senior officers to be purged in an anti-graft drive that began in 2023.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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 23 Oct. 2025.
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