as in dissenting
deviating from commonly accepted beliefs or practices
dissident elements within the Catholic Church
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as in dissenter
a person who believes, teaches, or advocates something opposed to accepted beliefs
the conference drew political dissidents of every ilk
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Recent Examples of dissident
The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 12 Mar. 2025
This is familiar to many of us in the Hispanic community whose families fled nations where authoritarian or social regimes called the shots, and dissident voices were questioned about their loyalty to the official cause.
—Julio Fuentes, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025
Still, there is little doubt the aid has been critical to expanding Cuban citizens’ access to free information and for dissident voices to be heard, significantly eroding support for the communist government in recent years.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Politics Trump won’t punish Saudi Arabia or its crown prince for killing of dissident journalist
Nov. 20, 2018
Saudi Arabia does, however, rely predominantly on U.S.-made weapons and defense systems, which could be a part of the investment.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
In time for the opening of his retrospective at the Seattle Art Museum today, Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei spoke to T: The New York Times Style Magazine about his life and art.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 12 Mar. 2025
This is familiar to many of us in the Hispanic community whose families fled nations where authoritarian or social regimes called the shots, and dissident voices were questioned about their loyalty to the official cause.
—Julio Fuentes, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025
Still, there is little doubt the aid has been critical to expanding Cuban citizens’ access to free information and for dissident voices to be heard, significantly eroding support for the communist government in recent years.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Politics Trump won’t punish Saudi Arabia or its crown prince for killing of dissident journalist
Nov. 20, 2018
Saudi Arabia does, however, rely predominantly on U.S.-made weapons and defense systems, which could be a part of the investment.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissident
Adjective
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In the dissenting view, the star collapses to the edge of the event horizon and then hovers there, or rebounds and explodes.—
Corey S. Powell,
Discover Magazine,
26 Feb. 2015
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The document runs to more than a hundred and fifty pages, and for each question there are affirmative and dissenting studies, as well as some that indicate mixed results.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
3 June 2022
Noun
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The Court divided 5-4 in the case, with the dissenters including Justices Roberts, Thomas, and Alito.—
The Editors,
National Review,
17 Mar. 2025
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The lone pair of dissenters in the 5-2 vote were Aguilar and Azevedo.—
Chase Hunter,
The Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Across sports and eras, there are too many examples of athletes with ‘unconventional’ form succeeding for ‘good form’ — whatever that is — to be truly necessary.—
Liam Tharme,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Barnes had an unconventional approach to art collecting, particularly through his focus on juxtaposing fine art with decorative pieces.—
Meredith Wolf Schizer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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Sports Illustrated even called for UM to disband what was seen then as a renegade football program led by a coach playing by his own rules.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
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Some have held him up as a renegade, choosing freedom over the comforts of domestic life.—
Rick Rojas,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The design was by aviation legend Burt Rutan, known for his bold and often maverick creations.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2023
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Sinema has modeled her political approach on the maverick style of the late Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who alienated the grassroots of his party by sometimes crossing the aisle to work with Democrats.—
Time,
Time,
23 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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Of course, this being the Warhammer 40k universe, players might be just as likely to make secret alliances with these heretical creatures and pick up one of the archetypes in these books with their Game Master’s permission.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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These heretical questions are worth asking, because industry bandwidth tracking data has lately been revealing something surprising: Terrestrial and mobile-data growth is slowing down.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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An out-there premise, for sure, but one that has so far worked out better than anyone had a right to expect.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
12 Mar. 2025
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What differed this time around was how Rousteing’s take on showiness relied strongly on organic form, animal print, and fetishism than its usual out-there irreverence.—
Julian Randall,
Essence,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Dissident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissident. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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