1
as in to reject
to be unwilling to grant
the committee disapproved the proposal to allow casino gambling in the state
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as in to refuse
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
disapproved the first set of blueprints submitted by the firm
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Recent Examples of disapprove
In season 3, episode 4, Belly (Lola Tung) begs her mother Laurel (Jackie Chung) to go wedding dress shopping with her, while Laurel disapproves of her engagement to Jeremiah Fisher (Gavin Casalegno) on account of their ages and Belly's status as a college student.
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
On July 3, Catawba College released a poll showing half of North Carolinians disapprove of Trump, with 43% strongly disapproving.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2025
Back in February, more Americans approved of President Trump’s immigration policies than disapproved.
—Mike Levin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2025
Voter support for Israel, a top U.S. ally, continues to decrease, with 60% of Americans who disapprove of the Israel-Hamas war, nearly double the 32% of respondents who approve, according to a Gallup poll released Tuesday.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 29 July 2025
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
On July 3, Catawba College released a poll showing half of North Carolinians disapprove of Trump, with 43% strongly disapproving.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2025
Back in February, more Americans approved of President Trump’s immigration policies than disapproved.
—Mike Levin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2025
Voter support for Israel, a top U.S. ally, continues to decrease, with 60% of Americans who disapprove of the Israel-Hamas war, nearly double the 32% of respondents who approve, according to a Gallup poll released Tuesday.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 29 July 2025
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After twice rejecting Trump, Nevadans ousted a Democratic governor in 2022 and helped Trump back to the White House in 2024.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Evers himself rejected Underly’s request to repeal a state law requiring teachers to pass the Foundations of Reading Test to obtain certain teaching licenses.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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While many rideshare companies refuse to pay affiliate commissions, Obi has built a parallel revenue stream via a data business selling anonymized, aggregated insights.—
Sindhya Valloppillil,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Agencies refused to release Neal’s autopsy and the Florida Highway Patrol’s report of the crash, and the Orange-Osceola State Attorney’s Office had declined to comment on whether further charges are pending.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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The goal of Gastineau’s memorandum is to convince U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer, who is presiding over the case, to deny the motion to dismiss and advance the case into pretrial discovery.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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That's also when Chmura denied the prosecution's motion to exclude evidence, specifically the 0.198 blood-alcohol level of the driver of the Durango, Hayden, which is more than twice the legal limit for a driver in Michigan.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Attorney General’s Office declined to comment on the complaint, which was filed in March 2025.—
Mary Jo Pitzl,
AZCentral.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The Current declined to comment and referred all requests to the NWSL.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Disapprove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disapprove. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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