as in blaming
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 criticizing
This third point is particularly important when there is an outspoken founder in the wings like Chip Wilson who has been publicly criticizing board decisions.
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Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
Since a shooting by an ICE agent in Minnesota killed a woman earlier this week, Martina Navratilova has shared dozens of X posts criticizing him and others in ICE.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Wilson was not the only Seattle city official criticizing ICE.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Jordan's role on All My Children was originally played by the late Chadwick Boseman, who was fired after just one week on set after criticizing Reggie's character arc for playing into racial stereotypes (Jordan and Boseman would later go on to star together in 2018's Black Panther).
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
After a year of publicly criticizing California leadership, Pratt announced his campaign to become the city’s next mayor.
—Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
When criticizing the leader becomes a crime, being a criminal becomes an obligation.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
Across the world, reaction has poured in from those on all sides of the political spectrum, both praising the capture and criticizing it.
—Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Though George Washington and the press started off amicably, their relationship grew more adversarial once journalists began criticizing the nation’s first president.
—JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2025
Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
Since a shooting by an ICE agent in Minnesota killed a woman earlier this week, Martina Navratilova has shared dozens of X posts criticizing him and others in ICE.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Wilson was not the only Seattle city official criticizing ICE.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Jordan's role on All My Children was originally played by the late Chadwick Boseman, who was fired after just one week on set after criticizing Reggie's character arc for playing into racial stereotypes (Jordan and Boseman would later go on to star together in 2018's Black Panther).
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
After a year of publicly criticizing California leadership, Pratt announced his campaign to become the city’s next mayor.
—Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
When criticizing the leader becomes a crime, being a criminal becomes an obligation.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
Across the world, reaction has poured in from those on all sides of the political spectrum, both praising the capture and criticizing it.
—Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Though George Washington and the press started off amicably, their relationship grew more adversarial once journalists began criticizing the nation’s first president.
—JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for criticizing
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While Phyllis is excited to set her bachelor brother up with Mary, Ben seems uncomfortable with the idea and passes on a date night, blaming jet lag.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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Your cult-like loyalty to a party followed soon after by blaming Democrats.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2026
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After condemning political violence in the wake of Charlie Kirk's death, Tisdale defended what many online considered to be a tribute to the conservative activist.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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On Thursday, though, Staios released an explosive statement condemning those who continue to spread stories or add to the spiraling rumor mill.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Later in the day, after being criticized from some corners for not denouncing Hamas specifically, Mamdani went further.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Despite the 12-day Israeli war on Iran last summer, figures on all sides of the political spectrum came together in a rare show of unity, denouncing Israel for striking their country.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
7 Jan. 2026
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Some Havana Syndrome victims have spent more than a decade trying to draw attention to their cases, often faulting the government for failing to provide enough support or access to specialized medical care.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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On Earth, tectonic faulting in the seafloor enables water to plunge kilometers down into the rock, and as fresh faults are opened up by shifting tectonic plates, new rock is exposed, maintaining the nutrient supply released into the ocean through hydrothermal vents.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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The woman recalled someone knocking on their door, waking her family, before hearing shots.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Los Angeles was knocking at the door again with a third-and-2 from New England’s three-yard line, but Kimani Vidal was stuffed.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Criticizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criticizing. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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