recriminated

Definition of recriminatednext
past tense of recriminate
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Verb
  • Their packed schedule includes a ceremonial stop at the memorial dedicated to the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City, as well as sightseeing in the Appalachia region, USA TODAY previously reported.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Hail larger than baseballs was reported in Texas and Arkansas on Saturday.
    Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But the plaintiffs’ concerns were ignored and, in 2019, the department retaliated by starting Internal Affairs investigations and imposing a series of negative work actions against the officers, including demotions, removals from specialized assignments and involuntary transfers, suit stated.
    City News Service, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • But Iran retaliated by firing on three ships from other countries and seizing two of them.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Some of its members and those of some of its sister organizations have been implicated in – or accused of - instigating attacks against India's Muslim and Christian minorities.
    Rob Schmitz, NPR, 25 Apr. 2026
  • They were charged after Lorenz, then under arrest for another crime in Iowa, confessed to murdering Meindl and implicated Pugh.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Data broker scams are already being prosecuted This has already landed in court.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
  • In Sweden, for example, journalists can be prosecuted for disclosing their sources.
    Florian Wintterlin, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The assassination attempt failed — and Hinckley was arrested, tried and found not guilty by reason of insanity in 1982.
    Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • There is something the series hasn’t yet tried, which would certainly get people talking.
    Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Recriminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recriminated. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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