as in criticizers
a person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults
the secretary of defense needs supporters, not knockers, to get through this crisis
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Recent Examples of knockers
This lush harvest look is designed to avoid blocking handles and knockers while adding deceptively faux foliage to your door.
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Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knockers
critics
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The scene touched the hearts of viewers and earned rave reviews from critics.—
Carson Blackwelder,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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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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“Knockers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knockers. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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