object (to)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for object (to)
Verb
  • On April 5, disenfranchised Americans are being encouraged to protest the Trump administration's policies as part of a national movement in myriad cities, hosted by a group of older Americans called Third Act.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The Palm Beach County man accused of driving his Nissan SUV toward a crowd of people protesting Elon Musk and President Donald Trump outside of a Tesla dealership has been granted bond and ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Nobody is complaining about the bang for the buck regarding Betts or the Dodgers.
    Terence Moore, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The executive order against Jenner & Block complains that the firm re-hired a lawyer, Andrew Weissmann, who was part of Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference to benefit Trump in the 2016 presidential election.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In recent weeks, protesters have been holding demonstrations at Tesla showrooms, and Tesla owners have been subjected to scorn and even online doxxing.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
  • If Rodgers scorns the Giants and signs elsewhere, that would likely land Schoen and Daboll on Option C: the Steelers’ Russell Wilson.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The company must take the job listing down and reject all the candidates that applied.
    Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • In May 2023, in an election monitored by USA Hockey, CAHA members rejected Kanai in favor of the association’s new president, Brian Smith, who promptly terminated Schaffer.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • But the encounter suggested a disturbing willingness to back away from clients who might be disfavored by the White House.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Preventing claims of anti-American bias Employers should avoid words and actions favoring or disfavoring foreign workers over American workers because of national origin, whether because of customer preferences or the biased assumption that foreign workers work harder than American workers.
    Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In a 1907 essay, the writer Ito Sakon criticized the idea of escaping the hot urban summer, instead presenting the heat as an opportunity for self-improvement.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Many people — including celebrity moms like Allison Kuch and fellow SYTYCD alum Witney Carson — have taken to the brand's Instagram comments section to criticize Happiest Baby.
    Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Object (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/object%20%28to%29. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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