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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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Yes, although one critique of him is that his centrist movement has hollowed out the traditional center-right and center-left parties and left nothing in the vacuum.
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2025
There certainly are other critiques of Trumpian corruption to be seen on Broadway this season, but few speak so eloquently as Mamet’s vivisection from 1983.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
This is a critique of policy choices though, not an accusation of entitlement fraud.
—Jamie Leventhal, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
However, the movie’s rights remained trapped in Russia for the better part of a year, thwarting the director’s efforts to bring his film — a stinging critique of authoritarian rule — to foreign audiences.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2025
There certainly are other critiques of Trumpian corruption to be seen on Broadway this season, but few speak so eloquently as Mamet’s vivisection from 1983.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
This is a critique of policy choices though, not an accusation of entitlement fraud.
—Jamie Leventhal, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
However, the movie’s rights remained trapped in Russia for the better part of a year, thwarting the director’s efforts to bring his film — a stinging critique of authoritarian rule — to foreign audiences.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Critique.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/critique. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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