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disagreeing

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verb

present participle of disagree

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of disagreeing
Verb
Emotions are completely overwhelming, head and heart disagreeing, reflected in a conflict between emotional intuition and logical reasoning. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025 Fed Governor Michael Barr, the former vice chair for supervision, issued a statement disagreeing with the move. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025 Silence could mean many different things for different people, going from strongly agreeing, to strongly disagreeing, or even being ignored. Diane Brady, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025 Looking at an album and seeing a rating or disagreeing with everybody else — what did said magazine say? Michael Saponara, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2025 The idea of disagreeing better – a core tenet of our work at NCRC – has fueled Cox for a while now. Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025 But sometimes disagreeing on that dynamic can produce interesting results. Cat Cardenas, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025 Trump and Macron have had a mixed relationship over the years, with the pair often appearing cordial at major events but disagreeing on policies around climate change and NATO. Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025 Hudson has been a regular presence on the sideline before games despite some disagreeing with it when she was spotted before the TCU game. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disagreeing
Adjective
  • But the forcefulness of pastors' rhetoric about Kirk has provoked conflicting feelings for some believers.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Many students reported conflicting responses from the security staff in the time between the game and the concert.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Deters coauthored a report dissenting against the task force's recommendations and said there are no racial discrepancies in how prosecutors pursue capital cases.
    Haley BeMiller, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The case raises core constitutional questions about whether noncitizens living lawfully in the United States enjoy the same First Amendment protections as citizens, and whether immigration enforcement can be used to silence dissenting viewpoints.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • An inconsistent day for Beau Pribula The final result was a win, and that is important for this Missouri team.
    Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Diagnosis and care are often late, inconsistent, or inaccessible.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Rull, the Aviation chief of staff under Director Ralph Cutié, cited those federal rules in objecting to the $100,000 CountryFest expense in the department’s $480,000 promotional budget last year.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Some Republicans, in addition to objecting to restoring tax credits for immigrants with legal presence, also argue that extending the premiums for all Americans would be too costly for the federal government.
    Erin Doherty, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Part of the reason for the differing groups divided between north and south was likely due to climate conditions, Flynn said.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • There are multiple forms of vitamin A, differing between plant and animal sources.
    Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While Spanish chroniclers numbered the population around the time of European contact to have been 1 million, anthropologists have disputed this, arguing instead for the population to have been 6–12 million.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Republicans have been arguing for a budget extension before negotiating on the credits.
    Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Disagreeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disagreeing. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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