as in objected
to present an opposing opinion or argument
don't hesitate to demur to the idea if you have any qualms
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Recent Examples of demurred
Former city of Miami Commissioner Ken Russell demurred.
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Sacramento County Director of Finance Chad Rinde demurred at The Sacramento Bee’s request for a phone interview.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Asked if those conversations will be about extending the tax credits, Mullin demurred.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 11 Oct. 2025
But Patel demurred when CNN asked if the chain is seeing any consumer habits changing because of GLP-1 drugs.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Auchincloss, though, demurred from challenging Markey in the 2026 election cycle.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
But, when asked about the book’s relatively tepid judgments of the President and his party, Manchin has deflected or demurred.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
Ronson politely demurred the money twice until Combs barked at him with an expletive to take the money.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
China, for its part, has repeatedly demurred, preferring to extract more concessions from Moscow instead.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Sacramento County Director of Finance Chad Rinde demurred at The Sacramento Bee’s request for a phone interview.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Asked if those conversations will be about extending the tax credits, Mullin demurred.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 11 Oct. 2025
But Patel demurred when CNN asked if the chain is seeing any consumer habits changing because of GLP-1 drugs.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Auchincloss, though, demurred from challenging Markey in the 2026 election cycle.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
But, when asked about the book’s relatively tepid judgments of the President and his party, Manchin has deflected or demurred.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
Ronson politely demurred the money twice until Combs barked at him with an expletive to take the money.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
China, for its part, has repeatedly demurred, preferring to extract more concessions from Moscow instead.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demurred
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For similar reasons, Bangladesh has objected to India’s plans to connect 30 rivers as part of a massive irrigation project.—
Pintu Kumar Mahla,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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In a Facebook post this month, Picoult alleged that the complaint about the play came from a single parent who objected to the original text’s having a nonbinary character.—
Hallie Jackson,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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Employees protested the company's work with Israel, leading to firings and resignations.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Lee has protested at the Broadview ICE facility on several recent Fridays, taking issue with how ICE is picking up allegedly undocumented immigrants in the Chicago area, and how federal agents are deploying tear gas during protests in neighborhoods.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Demurred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demurred. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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