as in blamed
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 criticized
Last season during a livestream, Nacua criticized NFL officials and made a gesture regarded as antisemitic.
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Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Canada's Prime Minister and Quebec's legislature criticized the CEO for the language lapse.
—Allison Lampert, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
The paper was widely criticized for hyping the abilities of GPT-4 for commercial purposes.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
In his latest session Monday afternoon, Ivey criticized the NBA for hosting Pride nights to celebrate the LGBT community.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Petro criticized delays in efforts to modernize the country’s military fleet.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
In his letter, Fink said he was criticized two years ago for suggesting Social Security needed a fix and will probably face scrutiny again.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
The town quickly passed a forceful resolution opposing the conversion and publicly criticized ICE for failing to inform local officials of the move.
—Eric Westervelt, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
Environmental groups criticized the TotalEnergies settlement.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Canada's Prime Minister and Quebec's legislature criticized the CEO for the language lapse.
—Allison Lampert, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
The paper was widely criticized for hyping the abilities of GPT-4 for commercial purposes.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
In his latest session Monday afternoon, Ivey criticized the NBA for hosting Pride nights to celebrate the LGBT community.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Petro criticized delays in efforts to modernize the country’s military fleet.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
In his letter, Fink said he was criticized two years ago for suggesting Social Security needed a fix and will probably face scrutiny again.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
The town quickly passed a forceful resolution opposing the conversion and publicly criticized ICE for failing to inform local officials of the move.
—Eric Westervelt, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
Environmental groups criticized the TotalEnergies settlement.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for criticized
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Some murder cases in Mecklenburg have taken more than five years to get to trial, something the district attorney has blamed on low staffing and not enough state funding.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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The humble org chart isn’t usually blamed for holding back innovation.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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In an interview with public radio station France Inter on Monday morning, Bagayoko said he was disappointed that the presidential palace had not condemned the comments, although Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez and Culture Minister Catherine Pégard both denounced them.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
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Outside the courthouse in Manhattan, small groups of supporters have denounced the trial as illegitimate.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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The safety board faulted Atmos for not doing more to identify threats posed by expansive soils, noting regulators had been warning about the issue since 2008 and that the NTSB identified expansive soils as a factor in a 2018 Atmos explosion in Dallas that killed one and injured four.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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At the time, many critics faulted its confusing plot.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Castro family has been lauded as heroes by some, but condemned as repressive by others.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Ben Saul, UN special rapporteur on counterterrorism and human rights, has condemned both US and Iranian threats to target civilian energy infrastructure.—
Mustafa Qadri,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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Video and witness statements, police said, revealed that Hussain was assaulted in the building’s lobby, struck and knocked to the ground before being forced toward his apartment.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Then in 1998, Buttered Popcorn knocked it from the top spot.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Criticized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criticized. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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