critiques

plural of critique
as in criticisms
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 Walzer responded thoughtfully to each of the critiques, but without backing down. — Jordi Graupera, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026 Irwin knows how to clown an audience, and in this enjoyable, broadly comic interpretation, the buffoonery is at least as much the point as some pointed critiques of modern-day American health care. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026 The announcement was flooded with critiques and the Mets’ post announcing the partnership on X was deleted and reposted multiple times. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026 Its bankruptcy filings, which were picked through by 404 Media, encapsulate the critiques of the AI industry’s model. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026 These problems are showing even as some of Kennedy’s ideas, including his critiques of the American food supply and corporate influence, continue to have widespread appeal. — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026 Pi-o receives an unsigned postcard from the Czech Republic offering some friendly critiques. — Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026 Nixon’s critiques of Donalds extend past policy disagreements. — Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 Some prominent head coaches are now following his game-management critiques and outside-the-box ideas. — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for critiques
Noun
  • For voters susceptible to these kinds of criticisms of Talarico, a Paxton rally provides a potent narrative.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026
  • One of the big criticisms that Meta and other social-media companies face is that their algorithms tend to incentivize edgy, shocking content.
    — Austin Elias-de Jesus, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
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  • Tools that show where handoffs stall, where reviews pile up or where a workflow keeps breaking at the same step tell you far more about a bottleneck than any amount of monitoring will.
    — Adithyan RK, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • In previous years, ICE was directed to publicly report and conduct reviews of all deaths of individuals in custody, including those who died within 30 days of release.
    — Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

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“Critiques.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/critiques. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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