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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The approach has caused controversy and incurred accusations of racial profiling.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Days later, the accusations leveled by Figueroa the following day landed like a political earthquake.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Paxton’s legal problems include criminal charges related to securities fraud in 2015.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, the Leaf Platinum+ has a range of 259 miles (417 km) on a single charge.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 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 17 Sep. 2025.
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