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detractors

NOUN
derogator
Synonyms


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Lots of other private-credit-backed companies have quietly modified terms to avoid formal defaults, known by detractors as “extend and pretend,” while the use of payment-in-kind rather than cash interest payment rose sharply as rates increased.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Low-cost airlines have plenty of detractors, including United Airlines’

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

"His many detractors should grant that his comments late Saturday at a White House press briefing hit the right notes of gratitude and comity," a Wall Street Journal editorial observed.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The aggression of her detractors surprised DeMaria because she had made opt-out forms available for parents who wanted their children to refrain from reading certain materials, but almost no families used them, she said.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Let your detractors watch as you arise anew.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali



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