as in to dislike
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frown (at or on)
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In its court filing, Ben & Jerry's also accused Unilever of trying to stop it from issuing any public statement against Trump or releasing a Pecan Resist ice cream that was marketed to people who disliked Trump.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025 -
And some believe Tesla owners and cars shouldn’t be the target of those who dislike the company’s CEO.—
Stephanie Lam,
The Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2025
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Could a visa holder refusing to refer to the Gulf of America face a similar fate as Khalil?—
Bastiaan Vanacker,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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According to Boasberg, Trump's Cabinet secretaries are deciding whether to refuse to provide evidence.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2025
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The company must take the job listing down and reject all the candidates that applied.—
Kate Wieczorek,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Two lower courts had already rejected the legal challenge by Democrat Josh Kaul, who argues that Musk’s offer violates a state law.—
Scott Bauer,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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The survey had 58 percent disapproving of the president's handling of inflation compared to 40 percent who approved—a negative 18-point margin.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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The poll found that 56% of Missourians either approved or strongly approved of Trump while 42% disapproved or strongly disapproved.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
18 Mar. 2025
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The original post about Hailey's like has seemingly been removed and the model has denied the allegations through a rep.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
22 Mar. 2025
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Finland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, citing Trump's executive order that the U.S. now only recognizes two sexes, male and female, says if the gender listed on an applicant's passport does not match their gender assigned at birth, their travel permit or visa application can be denied.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
22 Mar. 2025
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The movie doesn’t show that his death led to an outpouring of on-line protest, deploring his silencing and demanding freedom of speech.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Chinese company has publicly deplored any military use of its drones and stopped selling direct to Russia and Ukraine, but despite the ban their drones can easily be bought via third parties.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Batched denials issued in silence In 2023, Afghan SIV applicants began to see their COM applications denied or their former COM approvals revoked in swathes.—
Beth Bailey,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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Ranjani Srinivasan, the architect and Fulbright scholar at Columbia who also taught at Barnard College, left the country last week after the US Consulate in India informed her in early March her student visa had been revoked.—
Andy Rose,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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Since first taking office, Trump has shown a willingness to criticize members of his own party, withhold his endorsement of them and even back challengers to incumbents, unlike any of his predecessors in the Oval Office.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
1 Apr. 2025
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Planned Parenthood announced Monday that nine of its affiliates had received notices from the Trump administration about plans to withhold their Title X family planning funds starting Tuesday.—
Ivana Saric,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Frown (at or on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frown%20%28at%20or%20on%29. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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