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detractors

NOUN
derogator
Synonyms


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

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Cronenberg, who directed “Scanners,” sides with Perry’s detractors.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

The mere suggestion has split the town, pitting younger detractors against older Lenox Millionaires, who shake their heads at what they see as the community’s ignorance of its history and tradition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

From my perspective as a political philosopher, these and other similar claims indicate he is speaking falsely as a way of demeaning or taunting his detractors.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

Articles accused their detractors of basing comments on brief medical bulletins and newspaper reports, hardly enough to make a diagnosis.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow



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