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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 critiques
During the four-month primary campaign, Raman offered withering critiques of Bass’ first term, saying the mayor failed to act with urgency on homelessness, apartment construction, street repairs and the exodus of entertainment jobs from the region.
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Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Contrary to their largely fiscal conservative rhetoric and critiques of universities as overly woke and elitist, Republicans generally sponsor earmarks with gusto across the board, including for colleges and universities.
—Heather McCambly, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
The Basilica has also endured aesthetic critiques.
—Seth Doane, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Mimicking the addictive pull and passive consumption of social media, these works also function as critiques of capitalism.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 4 June 2026
Weiss is a former opinion writer from the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal who left the former publication after describing a place that was too sensitive to critiques made to it via social media.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 June 2026
The president and administration officials have regularly defended his health from critiques of his age, speech and physical appearance.
—Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
On Feeble Little Horse’s third album—and first without founding member Ryan Walchonski—the Pittsburgh trio uses production tricks left over from Sebastian Kinsler’s time making beats and singer Lydia Slocum’s voice to wind sharp critiques of big tech around crunchy indie rock.
—Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 1 June 2026
So the judges were offering critiques to one chef of something a different chef had made.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Contrary to their largely fiscal conservative rhetoric and critiques of universities as overly woke and elitist, Republicans generally sponsor earmarks with gusto across the board, including for colleges and universities.
—Heather McCambly, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
The Basilica has also endured aesthetic critiques.
—Seth Doane, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Mimicking the addictive pull and passive consumption of social media, these works also function as critiques of capitalism.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 4 June 2026
Weiss is a former opinion writer from the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal who left the former publication after describing a place that was too sensitive to critiques made to it via social media.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 June 2026
The president and administration officials have regularly defended his health from critiques of his age, speech and physical appearance.
—Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
On Feeble Little Horse’s third album—and first without founding member Ryan Walchonski—the Pittsburgh trio uses production tricks left over from Sebastian Kinsler’s time making beats and singer Lydia Slocum’s voice to wind sharp critiques of big tech around crunchy indie rock.
—Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 1 June 2026
So the judges were offering critiques to one chef of something a different chef had made.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for critiques
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Asked about those criticisms Wednesday, Raman defended her record and argued the city needs a different approach.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
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Pressure has only continued to mount as guests flood into Mexico City, and the government has faced a crescendo of criticisms by protesters and residents who say authorities have prioritized the competition over pressing social needs in the Latin American nation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Sign up to The Selection newsletter for hands-on product reviews, expert shopping tips and a look at the best deals and sales each week.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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We were armed with roughly 500,000 support and sales conversations, 7,000 customer reviews, 1,500 survey responses, 1,200 social comments and 1,400 grant applications, but those insights were in different tools and departments.—
Polina Beletskaya,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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