as in criticized
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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Recent Examples of blamed
Thai authorities are now investigating the incident, which follows a series of other fatal accidents which have been blamed on safty lapses, the BBC reported.
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Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Ground beef price spike is blamed on several factors, most prevalent weather and drought.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2026
Trump, instead of calling for national unity at a time of tragedy, blamed the victim, and his administration sent more armed officers to the city.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
But proponents of reform blamed him for the bill’s failure.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Cronin can’t be blamed for betting on Donovan Dent, the top transfer point guard who has fallen far short of expectations.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Within hours lies were flowing, predictably from a lawless and untrustworthy president and his dishonest DHS secretary, who blamed the victim in direct contradiction of video evidence.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
Abbas Araqchi, the foreign minister, blamed foreign interference for the violence and warned that any attack would be met with retaliation against American and Israeli targets.
—Nik Popli, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
In 2025, at least nine people, including a baby, were killed there in an attack that authorities blamed on clashes between local gangs also.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blamed
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No less than a half-dozen GOP senators publicly criticized the Department of Justice for investigating Powell over Hill testimony last year about the Fed headquarters’ renovation.—
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The federal government has stepped up operations in Chicago and the Twin Cities, both Democratic strongholds, during the fall and local officials have criticized them for sowing chaos and confusion.—
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Moments later, Frey strongly condemned the incident to CNN’s Jake Tapper and urged ICE officers to get out of Minneapolis.—
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The incident was also condemned by Brandenburg’s Minister-President Dietmar Woidke and Interior Minister Rene Wilke, who are both members of the social-democratic SPD party.—
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Auditors faulted the state for not having the investigative chops to catch fraud.—
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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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The song’s massive popularity drew the public ire of Nicolás Maduro, who started a new administration facing international pressure after opposition denounced the 2024 elections result as fraudulent.—
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Top Republican lawmakers issued rare rebukes of the president over the action, which was also denounced by every living former Fed chair.—
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The reporter, Hannah Natanson, was at her home in Virginia when FBI agents knocked on her door to execute the search warrant, the newspaper reported.—
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The husband told police that a man wearing an Amazon-style vest knocked on his door, claiming to have a package requiring a signature.—
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“Blamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blamed. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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