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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 critique involved not just intellectuals on the left, but also famous American realists who played a key part in rallying U.S. liberal opinion to resist Nazism and Stalinism.
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Anatol Lieven, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Despite her style critiques, Jenner is also her daughter's biggest hype woman.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Season 1 was more of a straightforward critique of the white elite and Season 2 devoted a great deal of time to analyzing the toxicity of men.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
Paquita la del Barrio, the Mexican singer-songwriter beloved for her blistering critiques of men and machismo culture, died Monday.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2025
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Anatol Lieven, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Despite her style critiques, Jenner is also her daughter's biggest hype woman.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Season 1 was more of a straightforward critique of the white elite and Season 2 devoted a great deal of time to analyzing the toxicity of men.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
Paquita la del Barrio, the Mexican singer-songwriter beloved for her blistering critiques of men and machismo culture, died Monday.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Critique.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/critique. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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