as in criticizers
a person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults
of course the hypercritics were quick to jump on the film for every time it deviated even slightly from the novel on which it was based
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critics
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The scene touched the hearts of viewers and earned rave reviews from critics.—
Carson Blackwelder,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025 -
But Kennedy has already propagated an insidious revolution within the agencies under his control, using a playbook familiar to illiberal leaders—culling expertise, silencing critics, and weaponizing administrative procedure to grant a veneer of legitimacy to his actions.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Hypercritics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypercritics. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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