as in blaming
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 criticizing
The reaction to Noack's viral Instagram post has been overwhelming, with many people criticizing her and her parenting style.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The dispute also drew in renowned rabblerouser Wack 100, who defended Adam22 while criticizing Styles’ stance.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Griffin’s warning represents a rare reprimand from a CEO at a time when many business leaders have tried to steer clear of publicly criticizing the president and others have gone out of their way to curry favor.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Hip-hop icon Lil’ Kim has constantly been on the receiving end of online vitriol due to her appearance, with many criticizing her over the years for plastic surgery.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF, has launched ads criticizing GHF.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has peppered his reelection campaign with AI photos and videos criticizing his opponents, in some of the first indications of how the technology will be integrated into politics.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
In the comments of her and Torin’s TikTok video, Kaylor liked several comments criticizing fans who want her and her Love Island USA Season 6 ex, Aaron Evans, back together.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 28 Aug. 2025
Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The dispute also drew in renowned rabblerouser Wack 100, who defended Adam22 while criticizing Styles’ stance.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Griffin’s warning represents a rare reprimand from a CEO at a time when many business leaders have tried to steer clear of publicly criticizing the president and others have gone out of their way to curry favor.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Hip-hop icon Lil’ Kim has constantly been on the receiving end of online vitriol due to her appearance, with many criticizing her over the years for plastic surgery.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF, has launched ads criticizing GHF.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has peppered his reelection campaign with AI photos and videos criticizing his opponents, in some of the first indications of how the technology will be integrated into politics.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
In the comments of her and Torin’s TikTok video, Kaylor liked several comments criticizing fans who want her and her Love Island USA Season 6 ex, Aaron Evans, back together.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for criticizing
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Elsewhere in the book, Sheen writes about his public meltdown amid his firing from his hit CBS sitcom, blaming his rage on testosterone cream.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
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Republicans control a trifecta in Washington — the House, Senate and White House — meaning that blaming Democrats for a shutdown could be a hard sell.—
Aris Folley,
The Hill,
8 Sep. 2025
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Democrats have responded by condemning Kirk's assassination and all political violence, which has become increasingly common against members of both parties and individuals of all stripes.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Americans of every political persuasion must unite in condemning this act.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Alongside Russia and China, Iran issued a joint letter denouncing European efforts to reimpose United Nations snapback sanctions.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Camus is also denouncing the justice system in this book, right?—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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The Judicial Qualifications Commission is faulting her for failing to verify the allegations raised in the Orlando book or to contact any of the judges involved before promoting the book as part of her campaign.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Roughly 89 hours after landing in Buffalo, there Prater was knocking the game-winning, walk-off 32-yard field goal through the uprights to beat the Baltimore Ravens 41-40 in what could be the NFL’s game of the year.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Fall is officially knocking at our doors, which means last month’s linen sets and sandals just won’t cut it.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Criticizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criticizing. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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