criticizing

verb

present participle of criticize
as in blaming
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 criticizing Pentecostal parents Ruth and Marius were accused of domestic violence, with worldwide protests criticizing what dissenters called harsh and hasty steps taken by Norwegian social workers without proper evidence. — Tomris Laffly, Time, 23 Oct. 2026 Cofer is criticizing Guerra’s absence from the vote and is asking him to publicly state his position on the partnership. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026 What readers are saying The comments reflect a strong dissatisfaction with the political situation in Kansas, particularly criticizing Senator Marshall and the Republican party for their policies and actions. — Teo Armus, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026 The sister of Mariah Samuels, the 34-year-old Minneapolis woman who was killed by her ex-boyfriend last year, is criticizing how her sister's case was handled. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 His social media posts often show him criticizing the LGBTQ+ community. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 His former employer, Hot 97, which appears to be imploding after multiple radio personalities were let go, leading to current staffers criticizing the station’s management on air. — Kyle Eustice, VIBE.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Now Shopify’s chief technology officer, Parakhin is publicly criticizing Windows 11’s new taskbar in an X post first spotted by Windows Latest. — Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026 Multiple Republicans brought up Bottoms during the debate when criticizing their GOP opponent. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for criticizing
  1. blaming
  2. condemning
  3. denouncing
  4. faulting
  5. knocking
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  • The Wall Street Journal reported that Musk ordered the shift, a claim that was bolstered by statements from Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth blaming Musk’s SpaceX for any change.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner earlier in October said that Lewis was acquitted in a previous murder case, blaming police misconduct for the outcome.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of blaming
Verb
  • López’s murder sparked global outcry, with Pope Francis, the United Nations and the human rights arm of the Organization of American States condemning the incident and calling for an independent investigation.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Acton spent Tuesday condemning Ramaswamy for the ad even before his campaign confirmed its provenance.
    — Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of condemning
Verb
  • But critics, like the Civic Federation, are denouncing the budget plan, calling it an unacceptable abdication of responsibility to meet the fiscal realities facing the city.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • What began with peaceful protests by high school students demanding better conditions at schools has morphed into roiling protests nationwide denouncing rising living costs and inequities in French society.
    — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of denouncing
Verb
  • The teachers union, United Teachers Los Angeles, in a memo to school board members, presented a counter interpretation and said the state team exaggerated the crisis and was implicitly faulting justified wage increases.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • These features are interpreted as evidence of faulting along the caldera rim as the floor subsided.
    — Yook Ji Hun, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of faulting
Verb
  • Video shared by NorCal Resist showed Moreida standing in the street recording an approaching SUV when its front-right corner struck him, knocking him to the pavement.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Coral Springs Police said 44-year-old Matthew John Ryan rammed a shopping cart with a dog inside into the menorah at Chabad of Coral Springs on North University Drive, knocking it completely over.
    — Bri Buckley, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of knocking

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