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
Have an open dialogue that isn’t about finger-pointing but about finding solutions.
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Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
There will be plenty of finger-pointing, and Harbaugh, Jackson and Andrews figure to bear the brunt of that.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
The fires also seem to be setting a new standard for finger-pointing.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
In pictures: Deadly wildfires in Los Angeles County 1 of 84
BERGEN: There’s a lot of finger-pointing in LA right now.
—Peter Bergen, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
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Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
There will be plenty of finger-pointing, and Harbaugh, Jackson and Andrews figure to bear the brunt of that.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
The fires also seem to be setting a new standard for finger-pointing.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
In pictures: Deadly wildfires in Los Angeles County 1 of 84
BERGEN: There’s a lot of finger-pointing in LA right now.
—Peter Bergen, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for finger-pointing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finger-pointing
Noun
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Sean Combs' legal team also celebrated the dismissal, stressing that the accusations were untrue.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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The Kremlin on Friday denied an accusation from Ukraine that a Russian drone had struck the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.—
Ivana Saric,
Axios,
14 Feb. 2025
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Read the full Libra Daily Horoscope Scorpio (October 23 - November 21) Back to playing the blame game?—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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Tang deserves some of the blame for what happened early.—
CJ Moore,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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The men appeared to be in better health than the three hostages released the previous week, whose condition drew condemnation from Israeli officials.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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Unfortunately, though, a recently viral video of Jewish celebrities launching just that sort of condemnation against West has been revealed to be unauthorized AI.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
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Meta, which has committed to achieving carbon neutrality in its operations, is already working to assuage the guilt of relying on carbon dioxide emitting natural gas to run Sucré.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes,
8 Feb. 2025
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The Åre Murders, which premiered globally on Netflix with five episodes, begins with the promise of a simple murder mystery but evolves into a study of the choices and consequences faced by characters who are all, at their core, driven by secrets and guilt.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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The first censure also cited comments Quirk made in the media about the plan to move the rail off the Del Mar bluffs that contradicted the city’s official position.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
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But as part of the censure, the board barred Morris from taking part in deliberations and votes regarding the Hagekhalil investigation.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Finger-pointing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finger-pointing. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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