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
Before To ferret out the mole, George hosts two dinner parties at their chic London townhouse for Kathryn and four other agents, doling out threats and recriminations between courses.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025
Yet three days of conversations and recriminations still left 1,200 attendees without a clear roadmap to loosen Trump’s grip on the conservative movement and America’s national identity.
—Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
On Wednesday, the Bears announced a ticket-price bump, and like all such increases, it’s been met with anger, sarcasm, online recriminations and, most likely, very few season ticket cancellations.
—Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
To go by the recriminations coming across the radios, the foster mothers were miffed about several camera placements and an incursion by a photographer from a local birding club.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Brent Lang, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025
Yet three days of conversations and recriminations still left 1,200 attendees without a clear roadmap to loosen Trump’s grip on the conservative movement and America’s national identity.
—Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
On Wednesday, the Bears announced a ticket-price bump, and like all such increases, it’s been met with anger, sarcasm, online recriminations and, most likely, very few season ticket cancellations.
—Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
To go by the recriminations coming across the radios, the foster mothers were miffed about several camera placements and an incursion by a photographer from a local birding club.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for recrimination
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“Recrimination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recrimination. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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