as in blamed
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 criticized
Advocates have long criticized the conditions at the Aurora facility, and those complaints — alongside concerns that more facilities could open in the state — helped drive HB 1276’s contents.
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
Bass has called for hiring more officers and defending her Inside Safe homelessness program, while Raman has criticized the cost of police raises, called for broader public-safety responses and argued that the city needs a more accountable and cost-effective homelessness system.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 9 June 2026
Bass was criticized for traveling internationally to Ghana as fire conditions loomed.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Raman wasn’t endorsed by any of her colleagues on the City Council, and she has been criticized by some community leaders in her district for not paying close enough attention to their concerns.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Texas agriculture officials, including Commissioner Sid Miller, have criticized the USDA for a slow response that failed to halt the New World screwworm from crossing the border.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 8 June 2026
Adopting that line of reasoning, the NCAA in a statement criticized the ruling.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 June 2026
Opposition parties have strongly criticized Pashinyan for attempting to normalize relations with neighboring Azerbaijan.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
One of the most notable examples came when former MVP James Harden publicly criticized then-Houston Rockets executive Daryl Morey after Morey's support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong triggered a backlash from Chinese officials and business partners.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
Bass has called for hiring more officers and defending her Inside Safe homelessness program, while Raman has criticized the cost of police raises, called for broader public-safety responses and argued that the city needs a more accountable and cost-effective homelessness system.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 9 June 2026
Bass was criticized for traveling internationally to Ghana as fire conditions loomed.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Raman wasn’t endorsed by any of her colleagues on the City Council, and she has been criticized by some community leaders in her district for not paying close enough attention to their concerns.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Texas agriculture officials, including Commissioner Sid Miller, have criticized the USDA for a slow response that failed to halt the New World screwworm from crossing the border.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 8 June 2026
Adopting that line of reasoning, the NCAA in a statement criticized the ruling.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 June 2026
Opposition parties have strongly criticized Pashinyan for attempting to normalize relations with neighboring Azerbaijan.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
One of the most notable examples came when former MVP James Harden publicly criticized then-Houston Rockets executive Daryl Morey after Morey's support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong triggered a backlash from Chinese officials and business partners.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for criticized
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In March 2026, a detainee escaped from the facility, which ICE officials blamed on the contractors' inability to track people housed there.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Its satellites have been blamed for interfering with astronomical observations and posing an ever-increasing risk of space collisions.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Earlier this week, Next Generation Action Network, a civil rights organization that has been advocating in favor of Anthony, denounced the racial makeup of the jurors.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
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The Iranian government denounced Persepolis and successfully lobbied for the film’s removal from the Bangkok International Film Festival.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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The lawsuit faulted Jacksonville Beach Police for hiring and putting O’Connell on a sensitive case despite his own legal history.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 June 2026
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Chwalinska double-faulted on the opening point of the match, but was the first player to hold serve in the fifth game.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares condemned the breakdown of the already fragile cease-fire.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
8 June 2026
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Ciise Aden Abshir, a senior adviser to Somalia's Ministry of Youth and Sports and a former national team captain, condemned the decision not to admit Artan.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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Robinson responded with a forearm to Wembanyama’s neck that either knocked him to the ground or gave sufficient cover for a flop.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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Last September, a fire at a South Korean data center knocked 647 government services offline.—
Leonard Lim,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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“Criticized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criticized. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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