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Recent Examples of complaint This had fallen dramatically to 10 complaints by 6:45 a.m. ET. Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025 Attorneys for the defendants will have the chance to answer the complaint and raise defenses. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Apr. 2025 Actually 2 questions: 1) Do race fans, reporters, and aficionados accept vague whiny complaints from the drivers about how the car is to blame without demanding some type of backup? Luke Smith, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025 Historian Heather Cox Richardson, in her regular post for March 30, notes a similar procession of this complaint. Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for complaint
Recent Examples of Synonyms for complaint
Noun
  • Walmart has issued a public response to a growing nationwide boycott that began Monday, as some Americans pledge to avoid the retail giant for a week in protest over a range of economic and political grievances.
    John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
  • For all of the setbacks to trade liberalization, and the grievances expressed in Mr. Trump’s actions, the barriers have kept falling.
    Mark Landler, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Home demolished During winter break at the University of Idaho, a demolition began of the home where the murders took place, over the objections of some of the victims' family members.
    Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Idaho mining project has years of history The Forest Service signaled its initial approval in September, according to reporting from the Idaho Capital Sun, then held a mandatory 45-day objection period.
    Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • And in a striking indictment, five of those seven women navigated not just the tech world, but also international borders, having immigrated to the United States.
    Gemma Allen, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Smith says people asking him to run is an indictment of the Democratic Party.
    Eric Fayeulle, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Most importantly, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 1994 and ceased all political activities soon afterward.
    W. James Antle III, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Pollutants from greenhouse gasses reduce air quality, which increases individual risk for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.
    Simmone Shah, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The motor produces a whine that is noticeable but not distracting.
    William Roberson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Israel Hernandez heard the faint whine of sirens outside his Wilmington apartment and looked up just in time to see a minivan crash into another vehicle as police gave chase.
    Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The state of exception allowed the police to feel that the government had their backs.
    Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Of course, days like Wednesday have to be the exception.
    Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • More than 50,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s retaliatory offensive, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not differentiate between combatants and civilians in its count, but says more than half of the dead have been women and children.
    Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • More than 50,000 Palestinians in Gaza have so far been killed in Israel’s retaliatory offensive, according to the health ministry there, which does not differentiate between combatants and civilians in its count but says more than half of the dead are women and children.
    Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Supports the immune system and may help prevent seasonal ailments such as colds and flu.
    Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Finally, Holiday has been playing through a nagging finger issue but also has a shoulder ailment.
    Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025

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“Complaint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complaint. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.

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