cavilers

variants or cavillers
plural of caviler

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critics
Noun
  • Amendments placed on the ballot by lawmakers would still need only a statewide majority — a distinction critics call hypocritical.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
  • The arrests in Milwaukee reveal what can happen without these legal guardrails, critics say.
    Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
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“Cavilers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavilers. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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