as in to differ
to have a different opinion
the leader thought we were still headed north on the trail, but I disagreed
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Recent Examples of disagree
While Trump describes his 2024 win as a mandate, a slim 51% majority disagrees.
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Victoria Balara, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
But representatives of the organizations that sought the money disagreed, arguing the grants could have helped prevent homes from burning and mitigated the extent of the damage.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
For example, only 10.2 percent of astrobiologists disagreed with the claim that intelligent aliens likely exist.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
Bill Maher disagreed with actor Jon Cryer that the 2024 election could be chalked up to concerns about inflation.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Jan. 2025
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Victoria Balara, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
But representatives of the organizations that sought the money disagreed, arguing the grants could have helped prevent homes from burning and mitigated the extent of the damage.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
For example, only 10.2 percent of astrobiologists disagreed with the claim that intelligent aliens likely exist.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
Bill Maher disagreed with actor Jon Cryer that the 2024 election could be chalked up to concerns about inflation.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disagree
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Dimorphism can also develop from differing survival strategies between sexes, such as females needing better camouflage for nesting.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Even so, the state comprises of a patchwork of municipalities with differing stances on immigration enforcement.—
Rosa Flores,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2025
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Three of today’s justices (John Roberts, Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas) were in the majority, and only one (Sonia Sotomayor) dissented.—
David Leonhardt,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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Four of the court’s conservatives, Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, dissented.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
10 Jan. 2025
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Lively initially expressed interest in viewing the video later and did not object to the situation at the time.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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At various points during the hearing, several climate protesters interrupted, objecting to Wright’s position as a fossil fuel CEO and invoking the raging wildfires.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
15 Jan. 2025
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The Houston Fire Department was called and were on the way to the scene to assist the mother while the brothers argued again, this time each accusing the other of causing their mom to faint.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Jan. 2025
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Roe argued in his filing that he was allowed to legally have the gun, saying that the state of Kansas — where he was convicted — automatically restores a felon’s right to possess a firearm five years after conviction or release from imprisonment for that offense.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Disagree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disagree. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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