finger-pointing
noun
fin·ger-point·ing
ˈfiŋ-gər-ˌpȯin-tiŋ 
: the act of making explicit and often unfair accusations of blame
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Heath’s approach creates the difference between finger-pointing and constructive, necessary criticism.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2025
Beneath the inevitable finger-pointing and politicizing, there is often a genuine, even desperate, human impulse to find fault not out of malice, but out of mourning and a desire to find solutions.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
The Yankees' fall has led to plenty of finger-pointing in the media, and manager Aaron Boone is catching a lot of heat.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
That issue, which also set off finger-pointing between the president, assessor, and Tyler, has since been resolved.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2025
Beneath the inevitable finger-pointing and politicizing, there is often a genuine, even desperate, human impulse to find fault not out of malice, but out of mourning and a desire to find solutions.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
The Yankees' fall has led to plenty of finger-pointing in the media, and manager Aaron Boone is catching a lot of heat.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
That issue, which also set off finger-pointing between the president, assessor, and Tyler, has since been resolved.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
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“Finger-pointing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finger-pointing. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
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