as in guilty
deserving reproach or blame
an honest mistake is hardly a blamable offense
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Adjective
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After initially denying any wrongdoing, Wilson pleaded guilty to reckless homicide in October.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
19 Jan. 2025 -
Years later, Hughes pleaded guilty to a criminal conflict-of-interest charge for collecting a $5 million fee from the sale while representing the city in the transaction.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But even more blameworthy has been the president’s assault on U.S. institutions, which began long before the novel coronavirus appeared and will be felt long after it is gone.—
Daron Acemoglu,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Mar. 2020
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His political support group consists mainly of sycophants who seek status by riding his popular coattails, while the erstwhile staff of his late presidential office have either now become subjects for criminal prosecution or — if not blameworthy — are adamantly urging against his return.—
Letters To The Editor,
The Mercury News,
3 May 2024
Adjective
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Fauci, who was the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, pushed back on claims that the National Institutes of Health was culpable for research at the Wuhan lab in China.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2025
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To be white is to be the exception here and, in a way, to be culpable.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But if there has been any harm caused to Oscar Jenkins, that is absolutely reprehensible.—
Eric Cheung,
CNN,
15 Jan. 2025
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The childhood friend opined that Sean’s alleged reprehensible actions could also be linked to his youth.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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He was originally charged with disorderly conduct — a misdemeanor — and three counts of felony reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
Fox News,
25 Jan. 2025
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He’s become poised to the point of being unrecognizable from his Young Josh days as a gunslinging, sometimes reckless quarterback who sometimes took himself, his teammates and Bills fans on Sunday roller-coaster rides.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Blamable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blamable. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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