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as in disapproval
refusal to accept as right or desirable
considering that he's a member of the old school, his deprecation of contemporary manners isn't surprising
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as in depreciation
the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant
she had low self-esteem, so she made up for it with a near-constant deprecation of other people
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But his latest disapproval rating, 48%, was three percentage points higher than in 2017 — a new high for the pollster.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
9 Feb. 2025 -
Madonna has been clear about her disapproval of Trump over the years.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
28 Jan. 2025
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Trump has previously expressed his dislike for paper straws.—
Jessica Botelho,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2025
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Yeah, that’s not really big news, but Chase reiterated his dislike for the Chiefs ahead of Sunday’s Pro Bowl.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
1 Feb. 2025
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The men appeared to be in better health than the three hostages released the previous week, whose condition drew condemnation from Israeli officials.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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Unfortunately, though, a recently viral video of Jewish celebrities launching just that sort of condemnation against West has been revealed to be unauthorized AI.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
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Finding negative angles about the club seems often to be a sport in itself, particularly among provocative ex-player pundits for whom criticism is currency.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Among those who lost their jobs were members of the civic integrity group, which was known to be outspoken in its criticism of Zuckerberg’s leadership.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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Gallagher has reportedly already thrown one lawsuit at Banksy for defamation in another case.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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The remark was a reference to Drake’s defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over the track.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Change Appearance Series: The New Immigration: How Recent Arrivals at the Border Have Changed the Country and Its Attitudes More in this series ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.—
Mica Rosenberg,
ProPublica,
7 Feb. 2025
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To get the fraud, waste and abuse out of the federal government.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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The main detraction with these was a less comfortable fit.—
Maggie Slepian,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Nov. 2024
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Many smart investors, among them, several of my colleagues, cannot warm up to these stocks because of such obvious detractions as the lack of new products, patent expirations, and price controls.—
Karen Firestone,
CNBC,
29 Sep. 2024
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“Deprecation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deprecation. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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