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as in criticizers
a person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults
even Broadway's most famously caustic castigator liked the play
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as in nemeses
one who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense
the principal seems to enjoy his role as the tireless castigator of classroom pranksters
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Noun
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Saturday’s result in Kansas City — along with Cape Verde’s scoreless tie against Spain — may silence critics.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026 -
Another early closer – this specialty production, in which a rotating cast of celebrities read the (supposedly) unintentionally funny memoirs of other celebrities, was planned for a summer-long run, but audience lack of interest and critics’ lack of luster reviews put the kibosh on that.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
20 June 2026
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Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeton are workplace nemeses who serve as executive assistants to co-CEOs of a publishing company.—
Kayla Olson,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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The actors played each other's nemeses in the comedy series created by and starring Seth Rogen.—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
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For a storyteller whose works revolve around complicated or slippery romances, life-altering revelations, and fateful everyday encounters, the brutality of the mafia and New York City street vigilantes feels far removed from her own.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 June 2026
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He is occasionally asked to comment on acts of public violence, compelled to defend the many vigilantes who have appeared in his wake.—
Kevin Lozano,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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“Castigators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/castigators. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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