as in accusations
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 recriminations
Deranque's death triggered a storm of recriminations, mostly blaming France Unbowed.
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Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
Deranque's death triggered a storm of recriminations, mostly targeting France Unbowed.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Ireland's leadership traveled as well, while Australia sought stabilization after years of intense trade frictions, recriminations, and retaliation.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
The exponential growth in measles cases in the area attracts media attention, recriminations, and questions about blame.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
But anyone willing to consider the thicket of fears, affections and recriminations that grows through the cracks of a long relationship will find in these pages an almost unbearable tenderness.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
Some directly linked their decision to the center’s MAGA rebrand — prompting a round of recriminations and threats from administration figures.
—Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 2 Jan. 2026
The shocking assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk on a Utah university campus in September sparked a firestorm of extreme rhetoric and recriminations.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2025
Respondents noted an uptick in employees angered by one or more workplace factors unexpectedly resigning their positions and storming away, often loudly airing recriminations about their old jobs.
—Bruce Crumley, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
Deranque's death triggered a storm of recriminations, mostly targeting France Unbowed.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Ireland's leadership traveled as well, while Australia sought stabilization after years of intense trade frictions, recriminations, and retaliation.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
The exponential growth in measles cases in the area attracts media attention, recriminations, and questions about blame.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
But anyone willing to consider the thicket of fears, affections and recriminations that grows through the cracks of a long relationship will find in these pages an almost unbearable tenderness.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
Some directly linked their decision to the center’s MAGA rebrand — prompting a round of recriminations and threats from administration figures.
—Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 2 Jan. 2026
The shocking assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk on a Utah university campus in September sparked a firestorm of extreme rhetoric and recriminations.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2025
Respondents noted an uptick in employees angered by one or more workplace factors unexpectedly resigning their positions and storming away, often loudly airing recriminations about their old jobs.
—Bruce Crumley, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recriminations
Noun
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Protests and accusations and talk like this goes on all the time, and nothing ever happens.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Another bettor on Kalshi put down $500,000 on Lady Gaga appearing, prompting accusations online that someone may have been cashing in on confidential intel.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Federal prosecutors dropped charges against two Venezuelan men — who had been accused of attacking one of the officers with a snow shovel and broom handle — after video evidence contradicted the officers’ sworn testimony.—
Jim Mustian,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2026
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In exchange for his no contest pleas to the three felonies, prosecutors dropped six other related criminal charges against him.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Recriminations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recriminations. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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