as in critique
an essay evaluating or analyzing something
every criticism of the movie has noted that there are major holes in its plot
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Recent Examples of criticism
President Donald Trump's actions in the District of Columbia have sparked criticism from Democratic leaders.
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Julia Varnier, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2025
Trump’s move drew widespread criticism, but Antoni was a vocal defender.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2025
European officials anxious as Trump suggests 'territory swap' with Russia
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BOLD ACTION – Pete Hegseth addresses criticism of Trump's 'Liberation Day' actions to fight crime.
—FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Both Club names Goldman Sachs and BlackRock hit record highs during the session, with Goldman managing to brush off criticism from President Donald Trump on Truth Social.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
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Julia Varnier, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2025
Trump’s move drew widespread criticism, but Antoni was a vocal defender.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2025
European officials anxious as Trump suggests 'territory swap' with Russia
MAJOR HEADLINES
BOLD ACTION – Pete Hegseth addresses criticism of Trump's 'Liberation Day' actions to fight crime.
—FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Both Club names Goldman Sachs and BlackRock hit record highs during the session, with Goldman managing to brush off criticism from President Donald Trump on Truth Social.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criticism
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Crime is on a steady decline across the board over the past 18 months in Oakland, where city leaders previously had struggled to fend off conservative critiques of a spike in violence and burglaries during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
12 Aug. 2025
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Another critique is known as elicitation: the hypothesis that reinforcement learning doesn’t actually endow AI models with greater intelligence but rather just elicits capabilities that the base model already possessed.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Certified fresh with a full 62 reviews in, Alien: Earth has a 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The hearing officer review will be during a meeting beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, online.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Criticism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criticism. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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