critique

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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Recent Examples of critique The judges avoid giving critiques to the girls this week but do talk among one another, which is kind of weird but also means that nobody gets to cop out of Rate-a-Queen and just imitate the judges. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025 Venuti, in his afterword, points out that parts of the novel can be read as a critique of Fascist machismo. Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 While there is room for improvement — see the thoughtful critiques about the show’s portrayal of Jewish women — the swoon-y romance rules all. refinery29.com, 27 Dec. 2024 Still, the judges keep the fans coming back for their witty and entertaining critiques, and guest judges are no different. Braedon Montgomery, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for critique 

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“Critique.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/critique. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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