as in objection
a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent
surprisingly, she wrote the check for the parking fine without demurral
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Recent Examples of demurral
As to the possibility of breaking his seven-Preakness tie with 19th century trainer R. Wyndham Walden, Baffert gave his usual demurral.
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Childs Walker,
baltimoresun.com,
2 Oct. 2020
Nevertheless, all systems rely upon buy-in, and every demurral helps to chip away a little at the rock on which the country has been built.
—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 Sep. 2020
Rather than giving the traditional I-would-be-honored-but-am-focused-on-my-current-job demurral, some interested parties have been more forthcoming.
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Lissandra Villa,
Time,
21 May 2020
Watching Peterson, in that video, you are reminded of the many Americans who may feel refreshed by Yang’s demurrals on race.
—
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2019
That said, any demurral is clearly a minority opinion.
—
Mark Feeney,
BostonGlobe.com,
22 Aug. 2019
This time, she’s lined up seven people to watch and wait and push through her demurrals and distractions, including her physician and midwife.
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Nicole Cliffe,
SELF,
26 June 2019
There were no published dissents from that demurral.
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S.m. | New York,
The Economist,
12 June 2019
Childs Walker,
baltimoresun.com,
2 Oct. 2020
Nevertheless, all systems rely upon buy-in, and every demurral helps to chip away a little at the rock on which the country has been built.
—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 Sep. 2020
Rather than giving the traditional I-would-be-honored-but-am-focused-on-my-current-job demurral, some interested parties have been more forthcoming.
—
Lissandra Villa,
Time,
21 May 2020
Watching Peterson, in that video, you are reminded of the many Americans who may feel refreshed by Yang’s demurrals on race.
—
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2019
That said, any demurral is clearly a minority opinion.
—
Mark Feeney,
BostonGlobe.com,
22 Aug. 2019
This time, she’s lined up seven people to watch and wait and push through her demurrals and distractions, including her physician and midwife.
—
Nicole Cliffe,
SELF,
26 June 2019
There were no published dissents from that demurral.
—
S.m. | New York,
The Economist,
12 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demurral
Noun
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When New England became a stop on major international trade routes, the multicultural floodgates opened and Puritan objections to things like fashion, elaborate design, lavish displays of wealth and other things deemed excessive were being continually, casually challenged.
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On Tuesday, the ELPC and other environmental groups sued the EPA over its slow response to objections to the Gary permit.
Noun
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Miami, which is operating under a $209 million hard cap, would be able to use the full exception if Wiggins opts out or if Wiggins opts in but the Heat is able to offload another $4 million in salary.
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Let’s hope that George Santayana’s warning to those ignorant of history about the past repeating itself makes an exception for our present Defense Department.
Noun
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The case was initiated in August by an asylum-seeker from Guatemala who was arrested after leaving a routine immigration hearing in San Francisco and then held without access to adequate hygiene, sanitation, medical care and legal advice, according to the complaint.
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On behalf of Aliya Rahman, the MacArthur Justice Center and a civil rights law firm filed a complaint with the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday, requesting an investigation.
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