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hypercritical

[hahy-per-krit-i-kuhl] / ˌhaɪ pərˈkrɪt ɪ kəl /


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Two years after Mary-Kate Olsen checked herself into rehab for anorexia nervosa, eating disorders turned a hypercritical eye toward every young starlet.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

“Being a current player you can’t really be too hypercritical or too nitpicky about either team because these are my teammates and these are also people I gotta see on the court still,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2024

Clarke Schmidt said it was probably one of the team’s better flights as far as turbulence goes, but that his teammates were hypercritical on the landing a little bit.

From Seattle Times Aug. 25, 2023

Just understand, your words are no match for my evidence,” he said in his February speech in Iowa, referencing some of the more hypercritical social media backlash he received after the 2021 address.

From Washington Post Apr. 12, 2023

And both sides of the river were, ultimately, hypercritical.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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