56 entries under criticize topic. ×

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flay(verb, cut, attack, praise)
7
scathe(verb, cut, attack, praise)
7
slash(verb, cut, attack, praise)
6
lash(verb, cut, attack, praise)
6
scorch(verb, cut, attack, praise)
6
score(verb, cut, praise, divide)
5
castigate(verb, cut, attack, score)
5
excoriate(verb, cut, attack, praise)
4
blister(verb, cut, attack, praise)
4
scourge(verb, cut, attack, praise)
3
drub(verb, cut, attack, praise)
3
roast(verb, phrasal verb, praise, informal)
3
slap(verb, attack, praise, score)
2
crawl all over(verb, expression, idiom, attack, praise)
2
lambaste(verb, cut, attack, censure)
2
punish(verb, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
2
put someone on the griddle(verb, expression, idiom, attack, praise)
2
put someone on the hot seat(verb, expression, idiom, attack, praise)
2
rake over the coals(verb, expression, idiom, cut, attack)
2
read the riot act to(verb, expression, idiom, attack, praise)
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