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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
Together, these ethical and epistemic critiques underpin current efforts to reduce and ultimately replace animal use in science.
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Torie Bosch, STAT, 20 June 2026
Acknowledging the relationship between past trauma and present pleasure, however, opens up critiques of BDSM as psychopathology.
—Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
Overall, Vance defended the administration’s record and dodged several of the co-hosts’ critiques.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 June 2026
Vance himself has been a frequent topic of conversation on the show, often facing critiques from Goldberg and Behar.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
But power and range skepticism never fit into the Rivian narrative—instead, my main critiques for the R1’s multiple iterations always focused on the steering, suspension, and frustrating user interface.
—ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
Everyone adores Laurence’s trio of dim sum, and there are no critiques of Sherry’s beef-tongue dish.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 9 June 2026
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.
—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
Torie Bosch, STAT, 20 June 2026
Acknowledging the relationship between past trauma and present pleasure, however, opens up critiques of BDSM as psychopathology.
—Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
Overall, Vance defended the administration’s record and dodged several of the co-hosts’ critiques.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 June 2026
Vance himself has been a frequent topic of conversation on the show, often facing critiques from Goldberg and Behar.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
But power and range skepticism never fit into the Rivian narrative—instead, my main critiques for the R1’s multiple iterations always focused on the steering, suspension, and frustrating user interface.
—ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
Everyone adores Laurence’s trio of dim sum, and there are no critiques of Sherry’s beef-tongue dish.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 9 June 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for critiques
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That, of course, was shown at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, where the Jabulani grabbed headlines for its erratic and unpredictable movement — so much so that there’s a Wikipedia page dedicated to its criticisms.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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Former school board member Melissa Easley echoed many of those criticisms in a lengthy Facebook post Wednesday.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2026
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The show's first season, centered around retirement community residents who band together to discover a dark truth of their community following the sighting of a monstrous creature, was met with positive reviews and has been among the streamer's weekly Top 10 since its premiere.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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David Hickey,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
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