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
Rory McIlroy was similarly vocal, criticizing the league, Saudi Arabian money, the players, and CEO Norman.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took a swipe at fellow Justice Brett Kavanaugh at an event on April 7, criticizing her bench-mate for his recent opinion in an immigration case.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Before becoming the first Asian woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, Han Kang was blacklisted by the conservative South Korean government in 2014 for criticizing the bloody military suppression of student protests in her hometown of Gwangju.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Shying away from criticizing government officials is ultimately just country’s spin on respectability politics.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
Jermel Brim, the union secretary, said House’s administration showed inconsistency in hiring Curtis after previously criticizing Henyard’s appointment of a former police chief.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
That’s about as strong as the sixth-year Texas head football coach ever goes in criticizing his team’s workouts.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2026
Far from criticizing the move, commenters pointed out the parenting logic behind the ice cream maneuver and shared their own experiences using the exact same technique with their own children.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
This includes Baldoni requesting his public relations representatives to amplify a video criticizing Lively as insensitive to domestic violence survivors.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took a swipe at fellow Justice Brett Kavanaugh at an event on April 7, criticizing her bench-mate for his recent opinion in an immigration case.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Before becoming the first Asian woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, Han Kang was blacklisted by the conservative South Korean government in 2014 for criticizing the bloody military suppression of student protests in her hometown of Gwangju.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Shying away from criticizing government officials is ultimately just country’s spin on respectability politics.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
Jermel Brim, the union secretary, said House’s administration showed inconsistency in hiring Curtis after previously criticizing Henyard’s appointment of a former police chief.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
That’s about as strong as the sixth-year Texas head football coach ever goes in criticizing his team’s workouts.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2026
Far from criticizing the move, commenters pointed out the parenting logic behind the ice cream maneuver and shared their own experiences using the exact same technique with their own children.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
This includes Baldoni requesting his public relations representatives to amplify a video criticizing Lively as insensitive to domestic violence survivors.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for criticizing
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That year, the family of a patient who died filed a lawsuit blaming him for failing to diagnose her lung cancer.—
Peter Elkind,
ProPublica,
9 Apr. 2026
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There are ways of pointing this out without explicitly blaming her.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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So far, Senate Republicans have shown less enthusiasm for condemning Daines’ machinations.—
Michelle Cottle,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The resolutions seek to put Congress on record condemning the conflict and tie the president’s hands from launching further strikes.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Apr. 2026
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In his community, Bustamante likened it to denouncing Catholicism and removing photos of the pope.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Documenting and denouncing shootings and arson attacks are easy.—
Jesse Brown,
The Atlantic,
24 Mar. 2026
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And while criticism of insurance companies was bipartisan, Republicans and Democrats also blamed one another for the crisis, with the GOP faulting Obamacare and Democrats accusing Republicans of using the hearings to deflect from their own inaction to address rising premiums.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
22 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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Bridgewater Police Officer Marc-Stephen Hutchins then arrived and started knocking on the door as well.—
Penny Kmitt,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Stockyards is knocking it out of the park, the Near Southside is growing with hospital and hotel development, and new construction is under way in the West 7th District, Taft said.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Criticizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criticizing. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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