as in critic
a person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults
a tiresome nitpicker who seems to think that I can't do anything right
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Early reactions dropped Monday, and while these are always to be taken with a grain of salt, the superlatives are flying from the keyboards of fanboys and film critics alike.
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Yang was investigated as part of President Xi Jinping ’s decade-long anti-corruption campaign that critics say has been used partly to remove his political rivals.
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In turn, the criticizer is made out to be overreacting.
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“Nitpicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nitpicker. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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