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
What began as a formal meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Friday — a confidence-building step in a path toward peace between Russia and Ukraine — devolved into a feud, with finger-pointing and accusations.
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Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2025
Such finger-pointing was common practice at the commission’s quarterly meeting in early February, where families, friends and supporters of people who have died in custody of the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office asked the commission to deem the jail out of compliance with minimum standards.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2025
After the tragic plane and Black Hawk helicopter crash over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump went full throttle into finger-pointing.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2025
There was also presidential finger-pointing Thursday about DEI policies at the FAA, questions about potential mistakes by the helicopter flight crew, and so on.
—Russell Lewis, NPR, 31 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2025
Such finger-pointing was common practice at the commission’s quarterly meeting in early February, where families, friends and supporters of people who have died in custody of the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office asked the commission to deem the jail out of compliance with minimum standards.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2025
After the tragic plane and Black Hawk helicopter crash over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump went full throttle into finger-pointing.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2025
There was also presidential finger-pointing Thursday about DEI policies at the FAA, questions about potential mistakes by the helicopter flight crew, and so on.
—Russell Lewis, NPR, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finger-pointing
Noun
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Snoop hit back at the accusations in an Instagram comment, saying that Suge’s real issue is his anger over no longer having ownership of Death Row Records.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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The accusation made against Worthy is especially serious, as are those made in response by Worthy’s attorneys in Texas.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2025
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The attention, and some of the blame, would have to start shifting onto a player pool whose reputation had been built up but now had to start delivering.—
Paul Tenorio,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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This doesn't mean eliminating accountability but rather shifting from cultures of blame to curiosity when things go wrong.—
Michael Hudson,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Democrats in Congress appeared unified in their condemnation of the Oval Office meeting, viewing Trump and Vance's attacks on Zelenskyy as either aiding Putin or seeking to impress him.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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The massacres brought condemnations from the U.S. and Israel, while the European Union sought to retain a neutral stance.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
11 Mar. 2025
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That guilt will weigh on my heart for the rest of my life.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Vietor, worried about guilt by association, turned it down.—
Andrew Marantz,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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Boebert’s office did not comment Tuesday but referenced a Monday post on X in which Boebert addressed the censure resolution by mocking Houlahan.—
Katie Langford,
The Denver Post,
12 Mar. 2025
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Libby represents more than 9,000 constituents in Maine's House District 90, and six of them have signed onto the lawsuit as plaintiffs because the censure has impeded her ability to help carry out other legislative actions to serve those constituents.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Finger-pointing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finger-pointing. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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