disagreeing (with)

verb

present participle of disagree (with)
as in contradicting
to make an assertion that is contrary to one made by (another) she disagreed with me when I said that the jacket was dark blue

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  • The hosts provided no evidence of political coordination, compensation from conservative groups or private statements contradicting Cunningham’s public position.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Republicans on the committee accused Fauci of privately contradicting his public advocacy in his diary entries, while Democrats said he was being scapegoated in a partisan inquiry relitigating events that happened years ago.
    — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 30 July 2026
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“Disagreeing (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disagreeing%20%28with%29. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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