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as in dissentions
a lack of agreement or harmony
considerable dissent within the party's rank and file
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as in heresies
departure from a generally accepted theory, opinion, or practice
the church reacted to any form of dissent by promptly excommunicating its proponents
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as in disagrees
to have a different opinion
anyone who dissented was encouraged to speak out while they had the chance
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Recent Examples of dissents
Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
What makes less sense is the odd range of dissents.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
If Gorsuch and Kavanaugh have attracted blowback for their individual writings of late, on the left side of the court, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's rhetoric has also raised eyebrows for her slashing dissents.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
Annie says that trust doesn’t exist in this game, but Sophi dissents.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
Since decisions are made by the majority, this may not impact the September decision, but three dissents at a meeting would be unusual.
—Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The dissents The primary dissent was written by Chief Justice Roberts, and joined in part by the three Democratic appointees, Jackson, Kagan, and Sotomayor.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
Before Powell's speech, investors will get a glimpse midweek of the dissents at the last Fed meeting.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
More than one or two dissents tends to indicate significant disagreement and can threaten the chair’s influence both within the committee and beyond.
—Bill Dudley, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
Wednesday’s decision drew two dissents; one from Fed Governor Stephen Miran, who backed a larger, half-point cut; and another from Kansas City Fed President Jeffrey Schmid, who preferred to hold borrowing costs steady.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
What makes less sense is the odd range of dissents.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
If Gorsuch and Kavanaugh have attracted blowback for their individual writings of late, on the left side of the court, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's rhetoric has also raised eyebrows for her slashing dissents.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
Annie says that trust doesn’t exist in this game, but Sophi dissents.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
Since decisions are made by the majority, this may not impact the September decision, but three dissents at a meeting would be unusual.
—Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The dissents The primary dissent was written by Chief Justice Roberts, and joined in part by the three Democratic appointees, Jackson, Kagan, and Sotomayor.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
Before Powell's speech, investors will get a glimpse midweek of the dissents at the last Fed meeting.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
More than one or two dissents tends to indicate significant disagreement and can threaten the chair’s influence both within the committee and beyond.
—Bill Dudley, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissents
Verb
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Kim considers running as one of two Republicans an advantage, but Peacock disagrees.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Oct. 2025
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The scientific community almost unanimously disagrees with Loeb.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Your dedicated Slack channels, private discords and endless Reddit threads.—
April Uchitel,
Flow Space,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Once the largest importer of American soybeans, China paused purchases of the product in May as bilateral frictions intensified.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Indexing or eliminating caps would shift the burden from those least able to pay and smooth market frictions hurting families of all ages.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But aggregate consumer spending masks schisms below the surface.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
2 Oct. 2025
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This brings us to the differences between the characters, which point to pivotal schisms between Anderson and Pynchon as storytellers.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The official inauguration, originally scheduled for July 3, 2025, was postponed to the last quarter of the year due to regional conflicts.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Introduced by FilmNation last fall as a sales title at AFM, the film originally had Alan Ritchson attached to star opposite Midthunder, though he was reportedly forced to exit the project due to scheduling conflicts.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Though Boston dealt with defensive issues, leading the league with 116 errors, the team clearly has a bright future.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Wolverines then made three consecutive hitting errors, essentially putting the set out of reach.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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High tariffs inevitably lead to retaliation by foreign countries and the triggering of fierce trade wars.—
Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Known as one of the costliest wars in history, the death of hundreds of thousands of soldiers has been attributed to battle, as well as starvation, cold and a typhus epidemic that broke out.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Handling booster disputes This sort of altercation was common at colleges when athletic departments started tying donations to seat locations of season ticket packages.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this month, Putin said Russian forces had captured nearly 5,000 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory since the start of the year — a claim Ukraine disputes.—
Efrat Lachter , Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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