as in criticism
an essay evaluating or analyzing something
in a critique of the retrospective, the reviewer faulted it for not including more of the painter's mature works
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This stark critique of America’s schools anchors our current educational system in eighteenth-century ideas about race and intelligence.
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The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
An abolitionist rallying cry As the critique embodied in the phrase progressed beyond religious and partisan conflict, it became increasingly used in the context of ethics and social reform.
—Margie Burns, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
The notion that morning TV talk-show hosts are a vapid lot is, well, not exactly a damning critique, but like so much of Don’t Look Up, it’s held up as a scathing, startling takedown, and Blanchett plays it with the same level of obviousness.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2025
In many comments sections and media critiques alike, her choice to film elsewhere has lent itself to accusations of inauthenticity.
—Alanna Bennett, refinery29.com, 14 Mar. 2025
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The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
An abolitionist rallying cry As the critique embodied in the phrase progressed beyond religious and partisan conflict, it became increasingly used in the context of ethics and social reform.
—Margie Burns, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
The notion that morning TV talk-show hosts are a vapid lot is, well, not exactly a damning critique, but like so much of Don’t Look Up, it’s held up as a scathing, startling takedown, and Blanchett plays it with the same level of obviousness.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2025
In many comments sections and media critiques alike, her choice to film elsewhere has lent itself to accusations of inauthenticity.
—Alanna Bennett, refinery29.com, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Critique.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/critique. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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