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Recent Examples of self-accusation
This element of self-accusation is what makes an apocalypse story distinctively modern.
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Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2024
Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-accusation
Noun
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Newman’s script, which drew critical attention in its earlier short-film incarnation, is structured as an extended confession, the architecture of which places the audience in a peculiar position.—
Jon Stojan,
Variety,
18 June 2026
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During the second night of her Lux Tour at Madison Square Garden Rosalía invited Saturday Night Live cast member Marcello Hernández to give his confession.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
Noun
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The lesson is visibility without self-betrayal.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
29 Jan. 2026
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But when devotion is self-betrayal, what then? • When devotion is self-betrayal, the body knows.—
Patrycja Humienik,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Speeches land as heartfelt confessions as hesitant characters gently lay the groundwork until the moment of avowal becomes unavoidable.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2026
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Still, there’s an ambiguity in her avowal.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Guests staying at the hotel benefit from early park admission.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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When treatment gets interrupted, people end up hospitalized, and each of those admissions costs a plan somewhere between $8,000 and $15,000.—
Ganesh Padmanabhan,
Fortune,
19 June 2026
Noun
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On the one hand, self-reproach is a convenient stance for showrunner Ryan Condal to take.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
15 June 2026
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Laughing, by contrast, conveyed that the person understood the mistake was trivial and didn’t require dramatic self-reproach.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Stripe co-developed the Agentic Commerce Protocol with OpenAI, then pivoted in April to join Google's UCP Tech Council alongside Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Salesforce -a tacit acknowledgment that ACP lost the protocol race.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Dozens of other states followed suit to recognize it as a holiday or an observance in the ensuing decades as grassroots campaigns to expand its official acknowledgement built up.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
19 June 2026
Noun
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In May, drinks giants Carlsberg and Diageo were among 40 organizations that signed a declaration of intent to scale regenerative agriculture across their supply chains, through a program developed by the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative platform.—
Jasmin Sykes,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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Brinkema, who had initially blocked the plan three weeks ago, indicated that such declarations could lead to dismissal of the lawsuit challenging the fund.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
19 June 2026
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Holiday-like celebrations (Pride Month), rainbow flags, public affirmations, government recognition, and expectations of participation/acceptance all serve as functions resembling religious practices.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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Americans are debating whether love requires affirmation or honesty.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Self-accusation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-accusation. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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