RECRIMINATED Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

recriminated

verb

past tense of recriminate

as in informed (against)

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Customers filed lawsuits alleging Bacelar was buying dogs on the cheap from breeders, then misrepresenting them as rescues and charging high adoption fees, The Times reported.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Koppie reported raising exactly enough to cover his campaign’s expenses of less than $3,000 from July through September, most of it out of his own pocket.

— Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

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Ukraine retaliated with waves of drone attacks against Russian oil refineries, triggering a massive fuel crisis and bringing the war home to millions of civilians.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Clement argued the president violated the First Amendment rights of the law firm and had unlawfully retaliated against them.

— Carrie Johnson, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026

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On Wednesday, Orbán-era Central Bank governor György Matolcsy was arrested on suspicion of fraud and other abuses, the highest-ranking official implicated in criminal proceedings so far.

— Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Prosecutors countered that Davis had repeatedly implicated himself in extraordinary detail.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026

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Werksman Jackson Quinn and Mason LLP said campaign finance violations, voter and ballot fraud and civil rights infringement relating to elections can be prosecuted as federal crimes.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Because the statute of limitations expired long before she was found, Highsmith’s abductor cannot be prosecuted.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026

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Pinch-runner Cedric Mullins replaced Caminero before DeLuca, who had made sparkling catches to deny Yelich in the third and William Contreras in the fourth, hit a grounder past the mound as Drohan tried in vain to make a behind-the-back snag.

— Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Publishing houses have tried to crack down on AI usage by authors, inserting strict clauses into book deals and leaning on Pangram to vet manuscripts.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 27 Oct. 2026

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