as in criticism
an essay evaluating or analyzing something
in a critique of the retrospective, the reviewer faulted it for not including more of the painter's mature works
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Recent Examples of critique
For the past year, F1 fans have already been giving their critiques based on videos posted on social media during Grand Prix weekends throughout the 2024 racing season, where filming occurred on weekends.
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Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025
But Bove's work in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) also prompted a number of complaints and critiques.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 25 June 2025
After George Floyd’s murder, the world began to take Thrasher’s critique more seriously.
—Maris Kreizman, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
A lot of the sarcasm in their comments and critiques of things were hysterical to me and Jeff.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 23 June 2025
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Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025
But Bove's work in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) also prompted a number of complaints and critiques.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 25 June 2025
After George Floyd’s murder, the world began to take Thrasher’s critique more seriously.
—Maris Kreizman, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
A lot of the sarcasm in their comments and critiques of things were hysterical to me and Jeff.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for critique
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Habba’s involvement has drawn criticism from Democrats, who accuse the Trump administration of politicizing federal prosecutions.—
Essence,
Essence,
26 June 2025
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Outreach to the Jewish community Mamdani has faced some pushback, given New York's large Jewish population, over his history of comments and activism opposing Israel, including his criticism of Israel over the war in Gaza.—
Rachel Scott,
ABC News,
26 June 2025
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The film, a key Netflix awards priority this year, drew top reviews during its Sundance debut, currently at 97% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, and I’m told is expected to be relaunching on the Fall Festival circuit before beginning its run in theatres and on Netflix.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
25 June 2025
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The institutional review board needs to map algorithmic harms into an organization’s risk framework.—
Anjana Susarla,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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“Critique.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/critique. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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