as in to retaliate
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recriminate
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The severing of several undersea cables in the Baltic Sea in recent months has raised concerns that Russia is using the moves to retaliate against NATO countries that have supported Ukraine.—
Johanna Lemola,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025 -
More than 25 countries retaliated by increasing their own tariffs on American goods, leading to a sharp fall in global trade and, by common agreement, helping to exacerbate the effects of the Great Depression.—
Roger Trapp,
Forbes,
17 Feb. 2025
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Bishop claims he was maliciously prosecuted, and insists, at the very least, he was oversentenced.—
David Peisner,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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No one was ever prosecuted for the crimes, despite the identification and reporting of seventeen participants provided by the NAACP to the governor of Georgia.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Feb. 2025
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Criminal charges are likely to be announced on Thursday against at least some of the officers and other corrections department employees whom state officials have implicated in the killing of the man, Robert Brooks, at Marcy Correctional Facility near Utica.—
Ed Shanahan,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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His son, Daniel Lins, implicated in the scheme, was sentenced to six months suspended and required to pay a fine of £1,000.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Padres are trying to win their first World Series trophy.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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Some may even try to intervene, while others may comfort their owners by nuzzling or staying close.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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Then in early December 2024, Catholic News Agency reported that Francis had fallen, hitting his chin on his nightstand.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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The Hollywood Reporter reports that the Colorado union also walked out on February 14, just hours before the Manhattan and Brooklyn locations joined them.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Recriminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recriminate. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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