come out against
idiom
: to say publicly that one opposes (someone or something)
Some of his former supporters have come out against him.
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Many conservative Disney fans have come out against DeSantis, claiming his attacks against the company violate the First Amendment.
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Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2023
Meanwhile, a massive array of unions, reproductive rights and immigrant advocacy organizations, local and state elected officials, and political organizing groups have all similarly come out against LaSalle.
—Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 13 Jan. 2023
But all of the major companies that employ workers trying to organize have come out against unionization, and some haven’t moved to bargain collectively with unions after victories have been declared.
—Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022
Many regulators have either announced investigations into the acquisition or come out against it.
—Tim De Chant, Ars Technica, 25 Jan. 2022
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Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2023
Meanwhile, a massive array of unions, reproductive rights and immigrant advocacy organizations, local and state elected officials, and political organizing groups have all similarly come out against LaSalle.
—Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 13 Jan. 2023
But all of the major companies that employ workers trying to organize have come out against unionization, and some haven’t moved to bargain collectively with unions after victories have been declared.
—Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022
Many regulators have either announced investigations into the acquisition or come out against it.
—Tim De Chant, Ars Technica, 25 Jan. 2022
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“Come out against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20out%20against. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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