recriminate

verb

Definition of recriminatenext
as in to retaliate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recriminate
  1. retaliate
  2. prosecute
  3. implicate
  4. try
  5. report
Verb
  • During the 1930 election campaign, R.B. Bennett, the Conservative leader, relentlessly attacked Mackenzie King for not retaliating more forcefully against the United States.
    Ian Austen, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Xi may be more implacable and willing to retaliate against Trump this time around.
    Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of retaliate
Verb
  • Cannon dismissed the case in July 2024, arguing that Smith, who was prosecuting the case, was improperly appointed.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Advertisement While some counties have already begun prosecuting more theft and drug cases as felonies rather than misdemeanors under Proposition 36, experts and advocates believe the long-term effects won’t be felt for at least a year.
    Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Definition of prosecute
Verb
  • The evidence, Raza explained, either implicates a person directly in a potential criminal act—such as a soldier caught on video shooting a civilian—or identifies them as involved in a more systematic crime.
    Annie Hylton, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The legal firm stated that over 450 of McDonald's U.K. restaurants had been implicated in the claims so far, per the release.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of implicate
Verb
  • Siu believes the very nature of how indies are made encourages more personal and authentic representations of what their creators are trying to impart, unimpeded by the corporate expectations that often bog down AAA games.
    Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Yet as more starting pitchers try to extract more movement and velocity out of their pitch mix, it's almost become an either-or proposition.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of try
Verb
  • The Munich public prosecutor’s office is investigating suspicions of delaying insolvency proceedings, fraud, and breach of trust by the local blue-chip Galerie Thomas, which filed for bankruptcy in July last year, reports Handelsblatt.
    The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Cops said Michael Lewis, 55, traveled from his hometown of Denton, Texas, to the city where Clark plays for the Indiana Fever in the WNBA, the Indianapolis Star reported.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of report
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