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
With presidential critiques, a war of attrition on late-night TV and the mile-a-minute media cycle of 2026, what place does political comedy have in our modern world?
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Smith’s book doesn’t take on the more scathing critiques of contemporary art, such as Scruton’s.
—Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
The conversation also spilled into broader critiques of Costco's bakery, including questions about ingredient transparency.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Robinson argued that the ad was effective because of an implicit economic message, not for its critiques of the policy toward transgender people.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Witherspoon, 50, received backlash, prompting her to address the critiques in her Instagram Stories on Monday, April 20.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Powell has bristled at Warsh’s critiques Warsh has also called for the Fed to use new models, a potential reference to bringing new technologies and big data into the Fed’s forecasting process.
—Steve Liesman,matt Peterson, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
The president faced similar critiques during his first term.
—Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
These critiques matter, especially in an awards landscape that increasingly rewards narrative balance and cultural awareness.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Smith’s book doesn’t take on the more scathing critiques of contemporary art, such as Scruton’s.
—Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
The conversation also spilled into broader critiques of Costco's bakery, including questions about ingredient transparency.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Robinson argued that the ad was effective because of an implicit economic message, not for its critiques of the policy toward transgender people.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Witherspoon, 50, received backlash, prompting her to address the critiques in her Instagram Stories on Monday, April 20.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Powell has bristled at Warsh’s critiques Warsh has also called for the Fed to use new models, a potential reference to bringing new technologies and big data into the Fed’s forecasting process.
—Steve Liesman,matt Peterson, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
The president faced similar critiques during his first term.
—Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
These critiques matter, especially in an awards landscape that increasingly rewards narrative balance and cultural awareness.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for critiques
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And Rubio’s diplomacy with the pope could fade, should Trump take to Truth Social later this week with more criticisms.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
8 May 2026
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Gunty defended his company in a 90-minute interview with USA TODAY, dismissing many criticisms as coming from a vocal minority of customers.—
Kenny Jacoby,
USA Today,
7 May 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,
7 May 2026
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Some reviews of individual projects have now gone over six months, according to a letter ACP wrote to the Pentagon asking about the delays, which was shared with CNN.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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“Critiques.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/critiques. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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