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detractors

noun

plural of detractor

as in critics

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 And many Trump detractors have drawn parallels to Anthony Scaramucci’s infamous 11-day stint as White House communications director in 2017. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026 There are a whole lot of reasons to have a whole lot of concerns about the harm artificial intelligence can cause, which explains why the technology has so many detractors. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Oct. 2026 In keeping with the film‘s maximalist vibe, the noise around it keeps whipsawing in different directions, with defenders calling it a misunderstood masterpiece and detractors equally fervent in calling it a complete artistic disaster. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026 Hur’s film declines to name a culprit, and its detractors argue the open ending points to Park or his government. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026 But soon after filming began, detractors of the production took issue with the process, too. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 For his fourth feature, Post Tenebras Lux, Reygadas took a major detour toward the avant-garde and the personal, in a move that garnered him some detractors while pleasing his more hardcore fans. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026 By sticking her neck out and opening up a very touchy subject for examination, Hannah-Jones has done much more to advance the cause of public education than most of her detractors will give her credit for. — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026 Arguments for and against Yet originalism has many detractors. — Brian Fitzpatrick, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

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critics

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Many of his domestic critics have faulted him for prolonging the war in Gaza to appease his far-right allies, and for permitting ultra-Orthodox Jews to forgo military service to appease that sizable religious voter bloc.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Following backlash, Crawford removed the post from her X timeline on Sunday afternoon and apologized for violating the network’s standards, amid complaints from internal and external critics about the post to CBS News leadership.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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