as in criticisms
the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant
her inevitable detraction of every new idea is annoying to the other club members
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In some ways it was set up to fail from the moment those infamous quotation marks around the title were revealed; an attempt by Fennell to get ahead of the very criticisms that have been published this week.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026 -
Similar criticisms arose when the board made its last appointment — District 7 member Alex Arroyo, who in early 2025 replaced former board member Monica Silva after she was elected Kane County coroner.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Think of Woodstock-era sung-and-spoken condemnations of the Vietnam War, the 1980s megaconcerts and charity singles inspired by famine in Ethiopia and apartheid in South Africa, and the Rock Against Bush compilations that challenged America’s invasion of Iraq.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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This time, condemnations flowed from across the spectrum — along with demands for an apology that had not come by late afternoon.—
Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2026
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This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.—
Mica Rosenberg,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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The drug companies alleged that using contract pharmacies led to abuses, such as duplicate billings, product diversions, and ineligible rebates.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Detractions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detractions. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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