scathing review

collocation in English

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scathing
adjective
uk
/ˈskeɪ.ðɪŋ/us
/ˈskeɪ.ðɪŋ/
criticizing someone or something in a severe and ...
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review
noun
uk
/rɪˈvjuː/us
/rɪˈvjuː/
the act of considering something again in order to make changes to it, give an opinion of it or ...
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Howells found the scathing reviews of surly critics to be quite as absurd and ill-motivated as "the botanist's grinding a plant underfoot because he does not find it pretty" (30).
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The original version ran at nearly four hours, but was yanked from release after only one week due to scathing reviews.
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It attracted scathing reviews and low ratings, and vanished soon after.
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The film received scathing reviews and audiences stayed away.
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The almost four-hour film opened to scathing reviews and alienated audiences.
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Despite generally scathing reviews, the film did receive some positive reception.
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It received generally scathing reviews for its literary merits, but it does contain a complete list of all her performances, with full cast lists.
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The structure, which like his shows drew mostly scathing reviews, eventually contained 123 rooms over about 56,000 sqft.
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Despite scathing reviews from the critics, the play was a record-breaking hit and played for more than 2000 performances, then enjoying numerous revivals.
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Despite scathing reviews from the critics, the play was a record-breaking hit and played for more than 2,000 performances, then enjoying numerous revivals.
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