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criticizes

  • present tense form of criticize (3rd person singular).

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Yet he still believes that he’s a man of the people who should be heeded on every aspect of life, especially on how to disregard all criticism because anyone who criticizes you must be wrong.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

It sharply criticizes refined carbohydrates, suggesting that lower-carbohydrate diets may benefit people with chronic disease.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

He frequently criticizes “overdevelopment” in the suburbs, including new home construction, and he supports impact fees to slow the spread of warehouses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Like the show it criticizes, it is an exercise in rubbernecking, capitalizing on the contestants’ anguish and suffering instead of offering healthy media analysis in hindsight as medicine.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2025

But that is the end of it; everything else he criticizes from his own practical point of view.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque