criticizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of criticize
as in blames
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 criticizes The audit also criticizes the city for not trying to boost compliance by issuing fines. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026 When an American athlete criticizes the country from the left, the media calls it brave, nuanced and thoughtful. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026 How can people with such a strong attachment to faith and family vote for someone who criticizes religious leaders and defies so many ethical standards? — Scott Warren, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026 Read's suit criticizes police for not searching the home where O'Keefe was found for blood, fingerprints or DNA evidence. — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 4 June 2026 The couple has been targeted by a group called Boycott Divest Zabludowicz, which criticizes them for supporting a pro-Israel lobby. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 25 June 2026 OpenAI memo criticizes Anthropic watch now Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news. — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026 The suit also criticizes ChatGPT’s propensity to agree with users, arguing that the service’s sycophancy can lead users to develop dangerous psychological attachment to the platform and cause users to pay money to unlock more generous usage quotas. — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 1 June 2026 That letter, referenced in the Brandeis Center complaint, criticizes the APA for failing to discipline a former division president, Lara Sheehi, for various incendiary comments about Zionism. — Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for criticizes
  1. blames
  2. denounces
  3. condemns
  4. faults
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  • The nonprofit blames the lack of progress on government red tape and diminishing federal funding to provide subsidies and incentives.
    — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • Industry, like tobacco companies, turns a blind eye to the problem, continues its mass production to achieve maximum profit and blames the consumer for bad choices.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
Definition of blames
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  • Hezbollah denounces the deal as a threat to Lebanese sovereignty, while Israeli leaders vow not to cede ‘a millimeter’ until the group is fully disarmed.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • The project denounces Haiti’s justice system through the story of a woman imprisoned for years without trial and later judged not by law, but by scripture.
    — Lise Pedersen, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
Definition of denounces
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  • Victim's mother condemns domestic violence In a statement, Beaver's mother, Susan Beaver, said domestic violence affects too many families.
    — JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Olson went on to say that the Holy Father, like his predecessors, consistently condemns acts of terrorism, including those sanctioned by Iran and its surrogates in the Middle East.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of condemns
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  • Rodriguez, who was a persistent critic of FPL in the Senate, faults Uthmeier for not intervening against the utility’s $7 billion rate hike, which is being appealed in court after the Public Service Commission approved it.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2026
  • Aligned groups, such as Democratic Majority for Israel, have criticized more recent comments, including a May op-ed in which Van Hollen faults Israel for the failure of a two-state solution to the Palestinian conflict.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 22 June 2026
Definition of faults

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