RECRIMINATED Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

recriminated

verb

past tense of recriminate

as in informed (against)

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Imax held preliminary talks with potential buyers earlier this year, but as of May hadn't fielded any official pitches, CNBC reported at the time.

— Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health reported 62 severe cases among wildland firefighters from 2010 to 2020 and cautioned that the true number was probably higher.

— Julian L. Gallegos, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

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Iran retaliated immediately by attacking American bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Iraq on a scale not seen since the Vietnam War.

— Justin Fishel, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
The government illegally retaliated against Anthropic by designating it a supply-chain risk to national security, said yesterday’s ruling by Judge Rita Lin in the US District Court for the Northern District of California.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of retaliated

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Although investigators have been spotted at Hickerson’s family home, he has not been implicated in Panettiere’s death.

— Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
When that technology was released in 2021, the easy-to-hide tracking devices were soon implicated in stalking cases.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of implicated

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Such offenses are commonly prosecuted under voyeurism or invasion-of-privacy statutes, though some states have adopted laws specifically targeting upskirting.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Knowingly giving material false testimony to Congress is a crime that carries a possible prison sentence regardless of whether a person is under oath, though it is rarely prosecuted.

— Ali Swenson, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of prosecuted

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Moczarski, who had once tried to assassinate Stroop, discovered that his cellmate was entirely unrepentant, and willing to discuss his crimes freely.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 27 Aug. 2026
Because of a lack of variety in Halal restaurants, neither of the men had tried barbecue besides brisket before their trip.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026

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