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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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critics
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But critics of this diet have pointed out both its similarities to other low carbohydrate diets as well as a lack of long-term clinical studies to prove its claims.—
John Mariani,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024 -
Once validated by The New York Times, few metropolitan film critics dared to opt out of the year-end chore.—
Thomas Doherty,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Castigators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/castigators. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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