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
Several officers and union leaders testified they were retaliated against for criticizing the sheriff, but Corpus argued transfers shouldn’t automatically be seen as punitive.
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Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Some viewers criticized the use of a crate, while others could relate to the moment of panic.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
In a statement to USA TODAY, Combs' attorneys denied the allegations and criticized Burrowes and his attorney, Tyrone Blackburn, who have also sued Combs’ mother.
—Gina Barton, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
Commissioner Daniel Reeves also criticized the height limits.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
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Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Some viewers criticized the use of a crate, while others could relate to the moment of panic.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
In a statement to USA TODAY, Combs' attorneys denied the allegations and criticized Burrowes and his attorney, Tyrone Blackburn, who have also sued Combs’ mother.
—Gina Barton, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
Commissioner Daniel Reeves also criticized the height limits.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criticize
Verb
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Of course, nobody enjoys feeling blamed or accused, so the instinct to deflect may feel right.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The 2024 first-round pick blamed the weather, not nerves or feeling too amped up, on an inaccurate pass targeting DeMario Douglas to open the game.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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International organizations swiftly condemned the lethal crackdown by police and called for an independent investigation.—
Sugam Pokharel,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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The United Kingdom and France condemned Israel's strikes in Doha in separate statements.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Addressing supporters Saturday in the heart of his district, Kansas City’s longtime Democratic congressman and former mayor denounced Missouri lawmakers’ plan to dilute the city’s voting power by carving it up into three Republican congressional districts.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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In the past, Newsom denounced judges who ruled against them as toadies of the firearms industry.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Many members of the Venezuelan opposition, Straka said, have long relished calling out government supporters for treating Hugo Chávez, Maduro’s predecessor, as a messiah, but they can be faulted for believing, with similar fervor, that American salvation is coming.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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Adapting this chaos‑engineering philosophy through recovery drills, fault injection and regular testing exposes hidden dependencies and builds confidence.—
Mukul Garg,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Criticize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criticize. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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