1
as in grievance
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
a warning that if there were any more complaints, we were turning around and not going to the beach after all
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as in objection
a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent
the condo development proceeded despite the complaints of the neighborhood residents
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as in indictment
a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person
filed a complaint in court
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as in disease
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
takes a slew of medicines for his many complaints
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Recent Examples of complaint
The complaint further alleges that school leaders allowed a broader pattern of abuse to continue during that era.
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Lexi Nicklaus, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2026
Despite sharing some of his produce with neighbors, a recent complaint has placed his beloved home garden in danger of getting removed.
—Lesley Marin, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
In recent years, the helicopters have drawn more and more complaints about high operating costs and the potential health impacts from noise pollution.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The most drastic example cited in the complaint involved a jar of olives sold at a suburban Albertsons roughly 12 miles outside Seattle.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
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Lexi Nicklaus, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2026
Despite sharing some of his produce with neighbors, a recent complaint has placed his beloved home garden in danger of getting removed.
—Lesley Marin, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
In recent years, the helicopters have drawn more and more complaints about high operating costs and the potential health impacts from noise pollution.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The most drastic example cited in the complaint involved a jar of olives sold at a suburban Albertsons roughly 12 miles outside Seattle.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for complaint
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If included, this passage would have been the twenty-eighth grievance, and the longest in the document.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The events at Haymarket Square contributed significantly to the elevation of labor grievances to national prominence.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Unions have aggressively answered complaints about data centers in ways that executives at tech giants and the development firms rarely do, unafraid to bluntly confront concerns about energy and water shortages, rising electric and water bills, or noise and quality-of-life objections.—
Marc Levy,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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Apparently the main objection is that the sight lines on the Green will be affected for traffic.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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His lawyer, Ron Kuby, and Assistant District Attorneys Shalena Howard and Talia Gooding-Williams asked Justice Robert Mandelbaum to dismiss the decades-old indictment and conviction, citing a caseload of new evidence that was not disclosed at Ruiz’s November 1994 trial.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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When public outcry over the Wuhan lab and gain-of-function research increased, the indictment claims that Morens and co-conspirators purposefully moved government communications to private emails in order to hide them from the public.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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The proposal would burden doctors with giving parents a highly detailed consent statement to be prepared by boards of medicine and osteopathic medicine, and forbid health authorities to order vaccinations during outbreaks of familiar or new deadly diseases.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Overall, about half of children with the disease are infected during birth, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia said, while others caught it from family members.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Both motors stay at or below 45 dBA even at full power, something that will genuinely surprise anyone used to the whine of current-generation motors.—
Omar Kardoudi
April 10,
New Atlas,
10 Apr. 2026
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The whine from that straight-cut gearbox alone is painfully loud, say nothing of the wide-open exhaust on the 4.0 L flat-six.—
Tim Stevens,
ArsTechnica,
16 Mar. 2026
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With the exception of the punitive visit to the bank, Suzanna’s grandmother does not discuss her daughter’s crime or her reasons for committing it.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The only exceptions are if the United States is attacked or there's an imminent threat of attack, then the president can take action in the near term.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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Those alleged entries to ChatGPT, included in court documents charging Abugharbieh with two counts of first-degree murder, are just the latest instance of investigators using AI chat histories as evidence in criminal investigations.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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With two outs in the first inning and runners on first and second, Sheehan worked ahead to an 0-2 count against Nolan Gorman.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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But by the time Forrest reaches age 10, when dogs become eligible for Loyal’s pill, those defenses will more often misfire and fail to stop not just cancer but also other life-abbreviating ailments.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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Plus, the sandals have a thick leather strap that provides a pillowy cushion around the top of the foot, which is helpful for anyone with foot ailments.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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“Complaint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complaint. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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