as in critics
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
The initial reviewers did not agree.
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Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Users that indicate plans to harm others are flagged to human reviewers who determine whether a case poses an imminent threat of physical harm and should be referred to law enforcement, according to the company.
—Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
Find out why Oprah and other reviewers love this everyday tote, ahead.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
With only 38 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, many reviewers claim that — aside from various omissions about Jackson’s legacy — the film is a boring, paint-by-numbers effort (a few critics, like ours, were much more positive).
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2026
The city’s departments will retain their roles as reviewers and approvers in the permit process when the deal kicks in next month.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
Ahead, a sampling of what reviewers are saying about Michael.
—Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 23 Apr. 2026
This set has racked up hundreds of five-star ratings from reviewers, and more than 1,000 have scooped up the set in the past month.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
If reviewers decide the study is not good enough, the researcher won’t get funding or their study published.
—Greg Eghigian, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Users that indicate plans to harm others are flagged to human reviewers who determine whether a case poses an imminent threat of physical harm and should be referred to law enforcement, according to the company.
—Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
Find out why Oprah and other reviewers love this everyday tote, ahead.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
With only 38 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, many reviewers claim that — aside from various omissions about Jackson’s legacy — the film is a boring, paint-by-numbers effort (a few critics, like ours, were much more positive).
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2026
The city’s departments will retain their roles as reviewers and approvers in the permit process when the deal kicks in next month.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
Ahead, a sampling of what reviewers are saying about Michael.
—Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 23 Apr. 2026
This set has racked up hundreds of five-star ratings from reviewers, and more than 1,000 have scooped up the set in the past month.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
If reviewers decide the study is not good enough, the researcher won’t get funding or their study published.
—Greg Eghigian, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reviewers
critics
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But critics of this effort say this internal mechanism fails to provide meaningful accountability and would protect wrongdoers from any future state bar investigation.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2026
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But Rotten Tomatoes scores are averaged from professional film critics, while Academy voters are film professionals — two disparate groups.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Reviewers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reviewers. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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