demurrals

noun

plural of demurral
as in objections
a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent surprisingly, she wrote the check for the parking fine without demurral

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  1. objections
  2. exceptions
  3. complaints
Noun
  • The Block the Merger coalition and other opponents of the deal have filed amicus briefs reiterating their objections.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
  • In a statement on Wednesday, the Election Commission underplayed the objections.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of objections
Noun
  • Rollout measures should include time to launch, configuration effort, training burden, manual exceptions, integration depth and support tickets per location.
    — Manjot Pal, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Athletes can transfer to another school one time without losing a year of eligibility and student-athletes are given five years of eligibility with exceptions for certain circumstances such as a serious injury.
    — Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of exceptions
Noun
  • History of safety complaints Former pilots of 21 Air, the air-cargo company operating the Amazon Prime plane that fatal Sunday, had previously gone on record shining light on a host of safety complaints well before the crash.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Their complaints include inadequate staffing at schools, a lack of resources, crumbling infrastructure, and allegedly overpacked schedules.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of complaints
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“Demurrals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demurrals. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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