as in to criticize
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of
more concerned with pleasing audiences, the playwright has always claimed to be indifferent to whether critics praise his comedies or blame them without mercy
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as in guilt
responsibility for wrongdoing or failure
willingly accepted the blame for not seeing that the kitchen was properly cleaned
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as in responsibility
the state of being held as the cause of something that needs to be set right
blame for the school's poor performance in standardized tests was attributed to several factors
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Recent Examples of blame
Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
Republicans have tried to blame Democrats for the shutdown despite holding the majority in the Senate where 60 votes are needed to pass legislation.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Dane Brugler, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Towns, of course, is not without blame.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for blame
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Here was a transit crisis that could be blamed on children.
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There is plenty of blame to go around for Oregon’s lopsided loss, but the spotlight always shines on the quarterback.
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House Democrats swiftly criticized the Senate.—
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Bibelheimer also had good reason to criticize the film, as Ferrell’s portrayal of her was wildly at odds with the truth.—
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Both adamantly denied their guilt at their arraignment.—
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In a no contest plea, a defendant does not admit guilt but does not contest the charges and accepts punishment.—
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Bison have carried their stories, teachings, and responsibilities for centuries.—
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By 2030, the company expects Atlas to take on more complex responsibilities, including repetitive and heavy-load assembly work.—
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On Earth, tectonic faulting in the seafloor enables water to plunge kilometers down into the rock, and as fresh faults are opened up by shifting tectonic plates, new rock is exposed, maintaining the nutrient supply released into the ocean through hydrothermal vents.—
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Nineteen students and two teachers were killed, and investigations have faulted the police response and suggested that a 77-minute delay in police mounting a counterassault could have contributed to the carnage.—
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Most lawmakers who condemned the incident did not call it a murder in their public statements.—
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The United States should be condemned by the international community and all peoples of this earth.—
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But in a shocker move in September 1983, Joe Strummer kicked guitarist Mick Jones out of the band, denouncing his former mate as a rock-star sellout.—
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Anger and apology Bosch, who was crowned Miss Universe Mexico earlier this year, denounced Nawat for insulting her.—
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“Blame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blame. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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