as in to blame
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of
people who criticize every single idea that the principal has for improving the school
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Recent Examples of criticize
Some party leaders have been criticized for using Nazi slogans and downplaying the Holocaust.
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Obed Manuel, NPR, 27 Feb. 2025
Industry insiders have criticized Phillips for its inability to control costs, citing a management team that lacks refinery expertise and relies heavily on external consultants.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
The closure also comes as the Trump administration has taken a hard line on immigration and criticized New York City’s hotel shelters and the Roosevelt in particular.
—Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
The agreement is already being heavily criticized by New York City Council leaders, after prosecutors resigned in protest against a directive from Trump's Department of Justice to dismiss corruption charges against Adams so the mayor could assist with the Republican president's immigration agenda.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
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Obed Manuel, NPR, 27 Feb. 2025
Industry insiders have criticized Phillips for its inability to control costs, citing a management team that lacks refinery expertise and relies heavily on external consultants.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
The closure also comes as the Trump administration has taken a hard line on immigration and criticized New York City’s hotel shelters and the Roosevelt in particular.
—Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
The agreement is already being heavily criticized by New York City Council leaders, after prosecutors resigned in protest against a directive from Trump's Department of Justice to dismiss corruption charges against Adams so the mayor could assist with the Republican president's immigration agenda.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criticize
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The Democratic establishment’s focus on blaming Trump for those price spikes represents a stark break from its activists, who have launched a protest movement arguing that Trump is a budding dictator with no regard for the Constitution.—
Steve Peoples,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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Recently, however, doctors have started reporting more cases of iodine-deficient hypothyroidism—and our salt preferences may be at least partially to blame.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Trump also signed an executive order targeting antisemitism, specifically condemning protests following Hamas' October 7, 2023, attack on Israel.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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Designed to enforce godliness in the newly Protestant country, the law condemned anyone who appeared to be conspiring with the devil, though women were the most common targets.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Mar. 2025
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City audit led to changeover As for animal control, KC Pet Project sought that contract after a 2017 city audit had faulted the city-run animal control unit for being overly focused on issuing tickets to pet owners.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2025
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Hours earlier, the head of the South Florida Police Benevolent Association officers’ union, Steadman Stahl, faulted Hill for winding up on the ground while being handcuffed.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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According to the online world, in comparison, Conan knocked it out the park with his jokes and songs.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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My ignorance about menopause knocked any such certainties firmly aside.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Criticize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criticize. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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