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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
Some critics have said Spencer’s bid for sheriff is an attempt to influence his legal outcome.
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Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
The idea is that renewable power—when coupled with shorter- and long-duration batteries—can finally shed the reliability concerns of critics and offer the equivalent of baseload power provided by fossil fuel generation and nuclear power.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
The awards were voted on by BRITs Voting Academy, made up of industry figures, artists, critics and more.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2026
But critics such as former San Diego Councilmember Donna Frye said the surplus designation could invite developers to pursue building homes on the land and force the city to defend its decision in court.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
It was always accompanied by the language of critics and journalists.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
Those critics point toward the Michigan Lottery and its online games, such as Lucky Coins Disco Pig and Pantheon of Olympus Lightning.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
Again, critics say the company’s decision to operate a service that is dependent on plastic bags and requires extensive transport undermines their environmental bona fides.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
As the film adaptation was set to be released, the Council reached out to movie critics.
—Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
The idea is that renewable power—when coupled with shorter- and long-duration batteries—can finally shed the reliability concerns of critics and offer the equivalent of baseload power provided by fossil fuel generation and nuclear power.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
The awards were voted on by BRITs Voting Academy, made up of industry figures, artists, critics and more.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2026
But critics such as former San Diego Councilmember Donna Frye said the surplus designation could invite developers to pursue building homes on the land and force the city to defend its decision in court.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
It was always accompanied by the language of critics and journalists.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
Those critics point toward the Michigan Lottery and its online games, such as Lucky Coins Disco Pig and Pantheon of Olympus Lightning.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
Again, critics say the company’s decision to operate a service that is dependent on plastic bags and requires extensive transport undermines their environmental bona fides.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
As the film adaptation was set to be released, the Council reached out to movie critics.
—Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for critics
reviewers
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As reviewers have noted, the engine of her Wuthering Heights is not emotion or plot but rather the whiplash created by audiovisual juxtapositions—most of which project the dubious theory that Victorian social rules were equivalent to BDSM.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
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In order to submit a post, reviewers have to leave a rating for the venue.—
Sophie Spiegelberger,
New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Critics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/critics. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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