as in to differ
to have a different opinion
the leader thought we were still headed north on the trail, but I disagreed
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Recent Examples of disagree
And some immigrants had a bad feeling about politics in general, after fleeing a country where disagreeing with the regime could lead to harsh treatment.
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Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
But Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, who was elected by voters to run the Department of Education, reportedly disagrees with the plan.
—Linh Tat, Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Because of that, we wouldn't be inclined to jump on a Kickstarter for a product at this early of a stage, but plenty of folks seem to disagree.
—New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026
Environmentalists disagreed with Western’s assessment that Colorado can improve its mountain views while continuing to burn coal.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
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Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
But Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, who was elected by voters to run the Department of Education, reportedly disagrees with the plan.
—Linh Tat, Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Because of that, we wouldn't be inclined to jump on a Kickstarter for a product at this early of a stage, but plenty of folks seem to disagree.
—New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026
Environmentalists disagreed with Western’s assessment that Colorado can improve its mountain views while continuing to burn coal.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disagree
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The former head of Homeland Security Investigations for San Antonio, Jerry Robinette, said the effect on an agent would differ from person to person.—
Mark Morales,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Individual experiences often differ from the story told by industry benchmarks.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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Alito’s aggravation Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has a remarkable record of transforming his old dissenting opinions into the new majority view and setting the direction of the law.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
5 Jan. 2026
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One of the judges, Smith, partially concurred and partially dissented with the majority opinion.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Jan. 2026
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Baker immediately objected and said displaying the files and suggesting jurors would later receive them was improper unless their relevance to the defendants’ state of mind had first been established.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
9 Jan. 2026
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The conviction was later vacated in 2016, after a new legal team argued that Max’s original trial lawyer had a conflict of interest in the case.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
9 Nov. 2025
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Schumer on Saturday persisted in arguing that Republicans should accept a one-year extension of the subsidies before negotiating the future of the tax credits.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Disagree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disagree. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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