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as in criticizer
a person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults
the president's hard-core critics are going to attack him no matter what he does
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as in reviewer
a person who makes or expresses a judgment on the quality of offerings in some field of endeavor
the restaurant critic said that the fries at that fast-food outlet were the worst she'd ever eaten
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Cheney has been a staunch Trump critic following the events of Jan. 6, 2021, when many of the president's supporters rioted in the U.S. Capitol.
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Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
However, Bennett and director Guy Ritchie, who helms the first two episodes of the 10-part season, which were all that were furnished to critics for review, choose a unique vantage point for the narrative.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
An exquisitely original writer, an activist who stood against the dictatorship and a critic of the traditional left’s homophobia, Lemebel played with drag and the gender binary.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2025
In a series of posts on X Monday (March 17), the star clapped back at critics of her new music before calling out the way Black women have historically been mistreated.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2025
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Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
However, Bennett and director Guy Ritchie, who helms the first two episodes of the 10-part season, which were all that were furnished to critics for review, choose a unique vantage point for the narrative.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
An exquisitely original writer, an activist who stood against the dictatorship and a critic of the traditional left’s homophobia, Lemebel played with drag and the gender binary.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2025
In a series of posts on X Monday (March 17), the star clapped back at critics of her new music before calling out the way Black women have historically been mistreated.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Critic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/critic. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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