as in critic
a person who makes or expresses a judgment on the quality of offerings in some field of endeavor
many reviewers were unhappy with the movie's cryptic ending
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Recent Examples of reviewer
But British reviewers were not so amused – and several were not afraid to find fault with the UK version of the long-running US show.
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Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 23 Mar. 2026
Variety reviewer Scott Bryan was generally upbeat when assessing the show.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 Mar. 2026
Many online reviewers praise this product for soothing their rosacea and reducing skin inflammation.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2026
Acknowledging these shortcomings, FedRAMP began to take a harder look at new packages, a former reviewer said.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 18 Mar. 2026
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Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 23 Mar. 2026
Variety reviewer Scott Bryan was generally upbeat when assessing the show.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 Mar. 2026
Many online reviewers praise this product for soothing their rosacea and reducing skin inflammation.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2026
Acknowledging these shortcomings, FedRAMP began to take a harder look at new packages, a former reviewer said.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reviewer
critic
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The critic Nathan Scott McNamara, writing in the Los Angeles Review of Books, has aptly compared NDiaye’s writing to that of Shirley Jackson, and NDiaye herself cites Joyce Carol Oates as a strong influence.—
Kristen Roupenian,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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And yet, when HB 1098 was introduced in 2023, critics dismissed it as a solution in search of a problem.—
Lisa Frizell,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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