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criticize
verb as in disapprove, judge as bad
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blame, blast, castigate, censure, chastise, chide, condemn, denounce, excoriate, reprimand
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bash, blister, carp, clobber, disparage, fluff, fustigate, hit, knock, lambaste, pan, rap, reprehend, reprobate, reprove, rip, roast, scorch, skin, slam, slog, slug, trash, trim, zap
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animadvert on, come down on, cut down, cut to bits, cut up, denunciate, do a number on, dress down, find fault, fulminate against, give bad press, jump on, nag at, nit-pick, pick at, scathe, skin alive, take down
verb as in analyze, interpret
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Example Sentences
The CDC’s changes have been criticized by mainstream medical groups.
Was he referring to Turki al-Jasser, put to death in June for the crime of criticizing the Saudi government on X and covering women’s issues?
Community advocates also criticized the raid as unnecessarily violent.
That strategy, which is just being implemented, has sought to entice insurers to write policies in fire-prone neighborhoods, but has been criticized by some consumer advocates as a giveaway to the insurance industry.
The author criticizes the administration’s response to violence at detention facilities, particularly highlighting how officials initially showed indifference to immigrant victims while quickly pivoting to defend ICE agents.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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