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
But anyone willing to consider the thicket of fears, affections and recriminations that grows through the cracks of a long relationship will find in these pages an almost unbearable tenderness.
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Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
Some directly linked their decision to the center’s MAGA rebrand — prompting a round of recriminations and threats from administration figures.
—Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 2 Jan. 2026
The shocking assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk on a Utah university campus in September sparked a firestorm of extreme rhetoric and recriminations.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2025
Respondents noted an uptick in employees angered by one or more workplace factors unexpectedly resigning their positions and storming away, often loudly airing recriminations about their old jobs.
—Bruce Crumley, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for recrimination
Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
Some directly linked their decision to the center’s MAGA rebrand — prompting a round of recriminations and threats from administration figures.
—Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 2 Jan. 2026
The shocking assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk on a Utah university campus in September sparked a firestorm of extreme rhetoric and recriminations.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2025
Respondents noted an uptick in employees angered by one or more workplace factors unexpectedly resigning their positions and storming away, often loudly airing recriminations about their old jobs.
—Bruce Crumley, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for recrimination
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recrimination
Noun
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In 2018, a series of Miami Herald stories about the plea deal prompted New York federal prosecutors to take a fresh look at the accusations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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The incident came hours after Guanipa, a close ally of Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado, was released from jail after being held more than eight months on accusations of leading a terrorist plot.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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On January 16, however, the Justice Department offered an account painting a different picture of the events in a filing supporting criminal charges against Sosa-Celis and Aljorna.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Jawan Jerome McBride, 21, is facing a charge of first-degree murder, his arrest report read.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Recrimination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recrimination. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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