criticisms

plural of criticism
as in critiques
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 criticisms Green's win, a popular and feel-good moment for fans, is seen as a strategic move by WWE, potentially addressing criticisms aimed at Triple H regarding the promotion of new talent. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Trump’s Truth Social is launching a premium ‘Truth API’ that sells Wall Street traders split-second early access to his market-moving posts, stoking new criticisms of insider trading and self-enrichment in the Oval Office. Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026 Parliament’s first day in session was dominated by opposition lawmakers’ blistering criticisms of the government’s response. Jonathan Mingle, The New York Review of Books, 1 Aug. 2026 And in New York, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has tried to distance himself from his past criticisms of the city’s police department and a previous call to defund the agency. ABC News, 31 July 2026 Journalists fought back Struggling to compete, newspapers in the 1960s and ’70s could have easily downplayed Agnew’s criticisms of a rival medium. Heather Hendershot, The Conversation, 31 July 2026 With Fauci invoking his Fifth Amendment right not to answer any questions, Republicans have seized the opportunity to present Fauci with a wide range of criticisms about him and his advice to Americans unchallenged. Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 July 2026 Emily Wilson is walking back some of her criticisms of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey after experiencing quite the journey of her own with social media backlash. Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026 Some notable criticisms include their ability to efficiently convert heat back to electricity and their relatively low energy density compared to traditional batteries. Sam Meredith, CNBC, 25 July 2026
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Noun
  • Atlanta City Council is directing city departments to beef up efforts to protect residents from the growing threat of extreme heat after the city recently faced withering critiques from homeless services groups for its response to a recent heatwave.
    Drew Kann, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Caught between a defensive line of fans, an array of worried and/or triggered observers, and people dressing their gleeful critiques of a woman’s body in the guise of concern, Grande interjects some of the slowest, somberest music of her career.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
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  • Taylor Sheridan’s Lioness Season 3, starring Zoe Saldaña and Nicole Kidman, is here, and Rotten Tomatoes critics in early reviews are engaged in the new episodes in the espionage series.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The general ennui continued, with Jackie Young and Bueckers getting shots up during replay reviews and timeouts in the third quarter.
    Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 26 July 2026

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“Criticisms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criticisms. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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