disapproves

present tense third-person singular of disapprove
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of disapproves The client this time is another high-profile Black man in an interracial relationship with his stylist, who turns up dead and whom his family disapproves of. Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025 In IconArrows pointing outwards The public disapproves of the job Trump is doing as president by a 51%-46% margin, up from 51%-44% in the April survey. Steve Liesman, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2025 The two court on the cliffs in Newport, but his mother, Elizabeth Kirkland (Phylicia Rashad), disapproves of Peggy’s heritage — the Kirklands descend from a line of free Black people, while Peggy’s father was formerly enslaved — not to mention her activism. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disapproves
Verb
  • International pressure on Israel to end the war is increasing, with a growing list of countries deciding recently to recognize Palestinian statehood, which Israel rejects.
    WAFAA SHURAFA, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2025
  • When Rabbit asks to be the one to adopt Stacey after her graduation, Evelyn abusively rejects the notion and Rabbit is crushed.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Advertisement Mun-ju refuses to leave him.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Or, maybe someone who currently lives with you refuses to take ownership of perpetuating the mess downstairs.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • If the judge denies the defense motion, the court would then move toward scheduling Trauernicht’s trial.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The union denies having any role in the slowdown of the nation's airspace in 2019.
    Joel Rose, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Jeff McNeil, Nimmo, Alonso and Lindor are into their 30s; defense typically declines at that stage.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • As China’s population declines, young workers face a mountain of public sector debt, youth unemployment, and low salaries.
    Renaud Foucart, Time, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The data analysis also ignores injuries and property destruction in non-fatal attacks as measures of political violence.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025
  • But his mother constantly overshares, has no privacy filters on her accounts and ignores our requests to avoid posting our children’s names or our birthdays.
    Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025

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“Disapproves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disapproves. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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