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a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent
pardon me, but I have an objection to any plan that requires staying out all night
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Recent Examples of objections
But despite Evans’ objections, the move of electronic monitoring away from Dart and to the courts is a change with otherwise strong support, including by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle.
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Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 23 Dec. 2024
Tangent Musk spread multiple falsehoods about the spending bill in voicing his objections to the deal.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
But after providing a few examples of such programs, the report raises objections.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Judge Mould, presiding over the case, has now handed down a judgment overruling their objections.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
The stepmother arrested in Osceola County months after her 5-year-old stepson fell into a drainage ditch and drowned was issued a $20,000 bond Thursday over objections of prosecutors seeking to keep her behind bars ahead of trial.
—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
The law came over the objections of social media companies, which have criticized it as a form of free speech suppression.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024
But because the ethics committee contains an equal number of Republicans and Democrats, the GOP objections initially blocked the report’s release.
—Skyler Swisher, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
However, a person familiar with the thinking of House Republican leadership told The Hill that Hawley mischaracterized the extent to which a deal had advanced and that other members of leadership besides Johnson had raised objections.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 23 Dec. 2024
Tangent Musk spread multiple falsehoods about the spending bill in voicing his objections to the deal.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
But after providing a few examples of such programs, the report raises objections.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Judge Mould, presiding over the case, has now handed down a judgment overruling their objections.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
The stepmother arrested in Osceola County months after her 5-year-old stepson fell into a drainage ditch and drowned was issued a $20,000 bond Thursday over objections of prosecutors seeking to keep her behind bars ahead of trial.
—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
The law came over the objections of social media companies, which have criticized it as a form of free speech suppression.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024
But because the ethics committee contains an equal number of Republicans and Democrats, the GOP objections initially blocked the report’s release.
—Skyler Swisher, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
However, a person familiar with the thinking of House Republican leadership told The Hill that Hawley mischaracterized the extent to which a deal had advanced and that other members of leadership besides Johnson had raised objections.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for objections
Noun
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That's just the basic threshold, but there are many exceptions.Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Review your policy to find out about more exceptions or exclusions.Ana Staples, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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However, Select has received a high level of customer service complaints.Ana Staples, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
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Suspension One of our only complaints about the RAV4 has been the ride on rougher dirt roads.Bryan Rogala, Outside Online, 30 Dec. 2024
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Agricultural water districts raised other criticisms.Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Another of Lively's criticisms include that she had been told the publicity of the movie would focus on the main character's resilience in a violent relationship, but Baldoni shifted the focus to make it about raising awareness of family violence.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Objections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objections. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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