dissents (from)

present tense third-person singular of dissent (from)

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Verb
  • The administration counters that the injunction forces the executive branch to take steps that undermine its own policy, including negotiating with foreign governments over funds the president opposes and sending contradictory signals to Congress.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Kelley is chastised and eventually replaced by Gustave Gilbert (Colin Hanks), a rival psychologist with a different take, one that opposes Kelley’s more humanistic approach in defining the horrors of that time.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And being associated with someone who was at this game, someone that hates Kansas, just means a lot.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Our cat hates this and keeps trying to sit down on my journal.
    R29 Team, Refinery29, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Dissents (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissents%20%28from%29. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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