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detractors

NOUN
derogator
Synonyms


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Since going viral, Parsons’ videos have come under scrutiny by obsessive fans — and detractors, too, who suggest he’s trying to have singular ownership over the concept.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 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

Whatever the reason for wanting to escape, sane or insane, zoo detractors should realize that animals don’t escape to somewhere but from something.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel



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