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a person who criticizes something or someone
Despite his popularity, his many detractors still think his work is overrated. Even her detractors had to admit that she had made the company successful.
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Recent Examples of detractors
Advertisement But Johnson’s handling of major funding fights, including passage of aid to Ukraine last spring and, most recently, a short-term spending bill, has turned at least a few allies into detractors.
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Farnoush Amiri, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
In the wake of potential buyout talks after losing to their biggest arch rival for a fourth consecutive season, Day has delivered postseason success that many of his detractors didn’t believe was possible.
—Kambui Bomani, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
However, the project has not been without its detractors, particularly in the southern provinces, where concerns over diminished water supplies are exacerbated by climate change.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2025
His detractors can counter with the fact that the Cowboys are 27th in the league in point differential (minus-114).
—Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
In addition to the diversion of Medicare funding, detractors on both sides of the plan have been critical.
—Steve Brozak, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Biden nevertheless immediately threw his support behind his vice president, thwarting Democratic detractors who had hoped for a more competitive process to replace him as the nominee.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Dec. 2024
Then, as now, detractors sharply criticized government intervention that supporters said was necessary to save lives.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
Yet detractors say that health boards’ reliance on expert opinions creates a blind spot to constituents’ wants.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
Farnoush Amiri, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
In the wake of potential buyout talks after losing to their biggest arch rival for a fourth consecutive season, Day has delivered postseason success that many of his detractors didn’t believe was possible.
—Kambui Bomani, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
However, the project has not been without its detractors, particularly in the southern provinces, where concerns over diminished water supplies are exacerbated by climate change.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2025
His detractors can counter with the fact that the Cowboys are 27th in the league in point differential (minus-114).
—Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
In addition to the diversion of Medicare funding, detractors on both sides of the plan have been critical.
—Steve Brozak, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Biden nevertheless immediately threw his support behind his vice president, thwarting Democratic detractors who had hoped for a more competitive process to replace him as the nominee.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Dec. 2024
Then, as now, detractors sharply criticized government intervention that supporters said was necessary to save lives.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
Yet detractors say that health boards’ reliance on expert opinions creates a blind spot to constituents’ wants.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Detractors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detractors. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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