as in to blame
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of
people who criticize every single idea that the principal has for improving the school
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Recent Examples of criticize
Far from me to criticize someone’s faith.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Moulton was criticized nationally by Democrats, including the state Democratic party, for the comments.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
Survivors and Democrats have long criticized Bondi's handling and release of the Epstein files.
—Ava Berger, NPR, 29 May 2026
Danny Bonaduce said that David Cassidy criticized his musicianship while filming The Partridge Family's pilot.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Moulton was criticized nationally by Democrats, including the state Democratic party, for the comments.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
Survivors and Democrats have long criticized Bondi's handling and release of the Epstein files.
—Ava Berger, NPR, 29 May 2026
Danny Bonaduce said that David Cassidy criticized his musicianship while filming The Partridge Family's pilot.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criticize
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Conrad, who has always denied the existence of a tape, blamed Pratt for leaking the story.—
Louis Staples,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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Concentrated forms of it are increasingly blamed for addiction, health issues and even death.—
Tara Molina,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Jordan and Lebanon all condemned Iran’s attacks across the Gulf.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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The owner of Boise’s condemned Union Block building, Kenneth Howell, has appealed his March court loss and filed a new lawsuit against the city, arguing that the condemnation decision was arbitrary.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
3 June 2026
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As the video drew more attention, protesters gathered at the Shelby Police Department Friday to denounce the officer’s actions and call on the department to take action before he was fired, CNN affiliate WBTV reported.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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The song, and its accompanying video featuring Bryan dancing on a dock, was ripped online, and launched a string of comments denouncing the track — about, yep, fishing and hunting, golfing and drinking — as the product of a large language model.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
30 May 2026
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Sand has focused his campaign on government accountability and faulted Republicans for the state's economic issues, while pitching universal pre-K and criticizing a school voucher program introduced by GOP officials.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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Anisimova caught her toss, but then double-faulted and lost the game.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
30 May 2026
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“Criticize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criticize. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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