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as in criticizers
a person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults
the president's hard-core critics are going to attack him no matter what he does
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as in reviewers
a person who makes or expresses a judgment on the quality of offerings in some field of endeavor
the restaurant critic said that the fries at that fast-food outlet were the worst she'd ever eaten
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Recent Examples of critics
Then, Hayes was accused of being a sore loser by critics.
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Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Health care experts and politicians on both sides of the aisle agree that medical schools must find ways to lower their costs, but critics of the loan caps say limiting federal lending isn’t the answer.
—Tribune News Service, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
The pause grants the White House more time to argue its case against the mandate, which critics say could have strained federal resources, while supporters viewed it as essential to safeguarding food security for millions of low-income Americans.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
The show’s complete rejection by critics may also have drawn sympathy from fans.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
But that certainly didn’t stop the critics from nitpicking everything from her rocking sleeveless dresses to not wearing hosiery.
—Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
As much as the prospect of wading through two months of wall-to-wall Cowboys dates has left many football fans making involuntary Tony Romo noises, even the most vocal critics acknowledge that Dallas always puts up numbers, even when the team isn’t particularly good or all that much fun to watch.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Hungary’s critics say Budapest’s position is self-inflicted and a feature of its pro-Kremlin positioning, failing to take steps like European countries in similar situations to diversify its energy.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 7 Nov. 2025
John Ruskin, the greatest of architectural critics, observed that a nation writes its history in many books, but that the book of its buildings is the most enduring.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Health care experts and politicians on both sides of the aisle agree that medical schools must find ways to lower their costs, but critics of the loan caps say limiting federal lending isn’t the answer.
—Tribune News Service, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
The pause grants the White House more time to argue its case against the mandate, which critics say could have strained federal resources, while supporters viewed it as essential to safeguarding food security for millions of low-income Americans.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
The show’s complete rejection by critics may also have drawn sympathy from fans.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
But that certainly didn’t stop the critics from nitpicking everything from her rocking sleeveless dresses to not wearing hosiery.
—Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
As much as the prospect of wading through two months of wall-to-wall Cowboys dates has left many football fans making involuntary Tony Romo noises, even the most vocal critics acknowledge that Dallas always puts up numbers, even when the team isn’t particularly good or all that much fun to watch.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Hungary’s critics say Budapest’s position is self-inflicted and a feature of its pro-Kremlin positioning, failing to take steps like European countries in similar situations to diversify its energy.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 7 Nov. 2025
John Ruskin, the greatest of architectural critics, observed that a nation writes its history in many books, but that the book of its buildings is the most enduring.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for critics
reviewers
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Despite costing a fraction of the price of Hoka shoes, 66 Amazon reviewers have compared them to the higher-end brand, both in look and feel.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Nov. 2025
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Members of the Yelp Elite Squad are trusted reviewers with recommendations that are worth listening to.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Critics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/critics. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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