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a person who makes or expresses a judgment on the quality of offerings in some field of endeavor
many reviewers were unhappy with the movie's cryptic ending
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Recent Examples of reviewers
As reviewers have noted, the engine of her Wuthering Heights is not emotion or plot but rather the whiplash created by audiovisual juxtapositions—most of which project the dubious theory that Victorian social rules were equivalent to BDSM.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
In order to submit a post, reviewers have to leave a rating for the venue.
—Sophie Spiegelberger, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026
On the positive end of the spectrum, some reviewers praised the ease and convenience of the process, prompt deliveries, and quick responses to their questions from medical providers.
—Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
Plenty of reviewers confirmed the durability of Zoya’s polish formula.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
The triple-ball design comes preassembled in classic Roman-style planters and looks impressively realistic, according to Amazon reviewers—even moving gracefully in the wind without toppling over.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2026
More robust research is needed, the reviewers write, especially studies that measure people’s satisfaction with the practice, diabetes status, and overall measures of other health problems.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 17 Feb. 2026
Bedsure 4-piece Sheet Set An obsession-worthy set of sheets for $15 sounds too good to be true, but take it from me and over 6,000 other reviewers—the Bedsure sheet set is the real deal.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2026
In Love Story’s first episode, Paul Anthony Kelly’s Kennedy suggests that Jackie O (played by Naomi Watts in the series) didn’t find acting to be a suitable career for her son, and prevented reviewers from attending the run.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 13 Feb. 2026
Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
In order to submit a post, reviewers have to leave a rating for the venue.
—Sophie Spiegelberger, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026
On the positive end of the spectrum, some reviewers praised the ease and convenience of the process, prompt deliveries, and quick responses to their questions from medical providers.
—Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
Plenty of reviewers confirmed the durability of Zoya’s polish formula.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
The triple-ball design comes preassembled in classic Roman-style planters and looks impressively realistic, according to Amazon reviewers—even moving gracefully in the wind without toppling over.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2026
More robust research is needed, the reviewers write, especially studies that measure people’s satisfaction with the practice, diabetes status, and overall measures of other health problems.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 17 Feb. 2026
Bedsure 4-piece Sheet Set An obsession-worthy set of sheets for $15 sounds too good to be true, but take it from me and over 6,000 other reviewers—the Bedsure sheet set is the real deal.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2026
In Love Story’s first episode, Paul Anthony Kelly’s Kennedy suggests that Jackie O (played by Naomi Watts in the series) didn’t find acting to be a suitable career for her son, and prevented reviewers from attending the run.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reviewers
critics
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Psycho Killer‘s current critics score on Rotten Tomatoes is zero from 21 reviews, including this review from The Hollywood Reporter.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Feb. 2026
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It was always accompanied by the language of critics and journalists.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Reviewers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reviewers. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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