as in accusation
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 recrimination
Few writers are so skilled at studying themselves with such care and purpose — and without guilt or recrimination.
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Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Peters would be free to continue her public recrimination of election clerks, again putting them in harm’s way.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
The public meltdown devolved into legal threats and recriminations on both sides.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
As the government shut down at midnight, bipartisan recriminations continued.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recrimination
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Perhaps predictably, the discussions around that case have been rife with accusations of voter fraud.—
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Brody’s early morning post quickly went viral, spurring widespread accusations of insider trading and a growing backlash against unchecked prediction markets by lawmakers.—
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Los Angeles appeared to be in charge after getting a stop on defense giving Stafford the ball back.—
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The suspect was indicted on federal charges this week, FOX 5 reported.—
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Ray is the broken heart of Dope Thief, and the series delivers an incrimination of the systems that failed him through his roller coaster of panic and despair.—
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“Recrimination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recrimination. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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