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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
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
Countering Wall Street expectations for multiple dissents, the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday voted 11 to 1 in favor of the reduction.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 18 Sep. 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
This would likely add further support for rate cuts following last week’s two dissents in favor of cuts from Governor Waller and Vice Chair for Supervision Bowman.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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
Countering Wall Street expectations for multiple dissents, the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday voted 11 to 1 in favor of the reduction.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 18 Sep. 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
This would likely add further support for rate cuts following last week’s two dissents in favor of cuts from Governor Waller and Vice Chair for Supervision Bowman.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissents
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What happens if one state decides to interpret the law one way, but another state disagrees and interprets it differently?—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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That’s where the AMA disagrees.—
Kenzi Abou-Sabe,
NBC news,
9 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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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
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Because of these frictions, more and more types of companies that function across borders are looking to stablecoins as practical tools.—
Aaron Stanley,
Forbes.com,
16 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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Even among those with magical abilities, familiar emotions and conflicts tend to surface.—
Karen Ostergren,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025
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Still, viewing her objectively is impossible, according to Federico Navarrete, historian at Mexico’s National Autonomous University, because the race and class conflicts left by the conquest persist.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In that same period, Chelsea have made more errors leading to shots in the Premier League than any other side.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Automation bias can lead to critical errors of commission (acting on flawed advice) and omission (failing to act when a system misses something), particularly in high-stakes environments.—
Nelson Lim,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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President Joe Biden struggled to stop wars in Europe and the Middle East.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
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Publicists still have scars from the booking wars of the ’90s.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Several of these schools have already had funding disputes with the administration.—
Taylor Romine,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Regular clashes have long occurred on the 1,600-mile-long border over land disputes, but since the 2021 Taliban takeover, Islamabad has accused the Taliban of providing safe-haven to anti-Pakistan militants.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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