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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
Horvath, 43, has been one of the mayor’s most outspoken critics over the past year, assailing her record on homelessness and last year’s Palisades fire, which destroyed thousands of homes and left 12 people dead.
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David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
But research from both academics and conservative groups suggests removing undocumented immigrants from the census would shift only a handful of seats — not the sweeping advantage critics claim.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
For crypto critics such as Ben Schiffrin, senior policy director at consumer finance advocacy group Better Markets, the losses have been long in coming.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 7 Feb. 2026
When a damaging news cycle lingers, Trump is prone to, fully intentionally and knowingly, introducing a new, even more sensational headline of his own making, a distraction that scrambles the media's focus and divides his critics' energy.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 7 Feb. 2026
Super also likes to remind critics of the many women who have never had a problem with Victoria’s Secret and its particular brand of sexy.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
Tensions rose after a story surfaced on the Florida Politics website that read as if it had been written by Williams’ worst critics.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Cuban officials have said existing US economic sanctions are largely to blame for the country’s ailing energy sector, although critics also fault a lack of government investment in infrastructure.
—Uriel Blanco, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
Mayor Mamdani can prove his critics wrong, and demonstrate his commitment to his principles, by making traditional Medicare a central pillar of his health policy.
—Marianne Pizzitola, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
But research from both academics and conservative groups suggests removing undocumented immigrants from the census would shift only a handful of seats — not the sweeping advantage critics claim.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
For crypto critics such as Ben Schiffrin, senior policy director at consumer finance advocacy group Better Markets, the losses have been long in coming.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 7 Feb. 2026
When a damaging news cycle lingers, Trump is prone to, fully intentionally and knowingly, introducing a new, even more sensational headline of his own making, a distraction that scrambles the media's focus and divides his critics' energy.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 7 Feb. 2026
Super also likes to remind critics of the many women who have never had a problem with Victoria’s Secret and its particular brand of sexy.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
Tensions rose after a story surfaced on the Florida Politics website that read as if it had been written by Williams’ worst critics.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Cuban officials have said existing US economic sanctions are largely to blame for the country’s ailing energy sector, although critics also fault a lack of government investment in infrastructure.
—Uriel Blanco, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
Mayor Mamdani can prove his critics wrong, and demonstrate his commitment to his principles, by making traditional Medicare a central pillar of his health policy.
—Marianne Pizzitola, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for critics
reviewers
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The flat shoes have light padding that reviewers found supportive for running errands, and standing for long stretches of time.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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Some reviewers, including Artforum’s, were unimpressed with these layers of baroque exegesis, viewing them as a veneer—edgy but not embedded.—
Rachel Wetzler,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Critics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/critics. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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