as in accusation
the act of blaming someone for a problem instead of trying to fix or solve it
Engaging in finger-pointing will not help us solve the problem. There was no shortage of finger-pointing among executives after the movie bombed at the box office.
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Recent Examples of finger-pointing
Read Article > As leaders scramble to assign blame for Donald Trump’s decisive win on Tuesday, this round of post-election finger-pointing differs markedly from recent cycles.
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Vox Staff, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
All but the shouting, vote-counting, finger-pointing, legal wrangling, possible rioting and attempted overthrowing — once more — of our 248-year-old democratic republic.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Ultimately, leadership accountability isn’t about finger-pointing or checking off responsibilities.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
The potential breakthrough ends a lengthy impasse marked by miscues and finger-pointing on both sides.
—Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2024
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Vox Staff, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
All but the shouting, vote-counting, finger-pointing, legal wrangling, possible rioting and attempted overthrowing — once more — of our 248-year-old democratic republic.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Ultimately, leadership accountability isn’t about finger-pointing or checking off responsibilities.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
The potential breakthrough ends a lengthy impasse marked by miscues and finger-pointing on both sides.
—Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finger-pointing
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Despite such accusations, Martinez ended up beating Democratic State Representative Steve Pajcic.Allison Mashell Mitchell / Made by History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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Wiley can’t speak for long about any subject without returning to his outrage over the accusations.Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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Jiang has been roundly blasted on social media in China, but some users have insisted the blame lies with her school and teacher.Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
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Read Article > As leaders scramble to assign blame for Donald Trump’s decisive win on Tuesday, this round of post-election finger-pointing differs markedly from recent cycles.Vox Staff, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
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At the end of his first term, his standing among GOP lawmakers was precarious: The Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol building led to condemnations from both sides of the aisle and his historic second impeachment.Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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Israel has managed to destroy most of Gaza and is in the process of pulverizing parts of Lebanon to international condemnation and outrage and political and diplomatic isolation, but without facing effective efforts to rein it in.Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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In the end, the question of whether Cleo’s guilt could be circuitously traced back to any number of greater systems or prejudices or pressures makes no real difference.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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His guilt has been weighing on him, and according to Marlene, that guilty energy has kept Thunder from letting Owen get close.Andy Swift, TVLine, 4 Nov. 2024
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In reality, Arthur Watkins, this conservative Republican senator from Utah, chaired the censure committee and then was destroyed for it.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 13 June 2024
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In 2018, the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi at a Saudi consulate also stalled the promotion of Neom as Crown Prince Mohammed faced global censure and scrutiny over the incident.Angela Yang, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Finger-pointing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finger-pointing. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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