disinterest

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Recent Examples of disinterest Upon returning from a commercial break on Thursday morning, the Oscar-winning Ghost actress and Sister Act star expressed her apparent disinterest in discussing the reality dating show, which also airs on The View's parent network ABC. Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025 Instead, public disinterest might stem from where frogs tend to live. Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025 Most recently, the Michigan Senate passed legislation in January to expand FOIA to the governor's office and Legislature, but House Speaker Matt Hall, R-Richland Township, has expressed disinterest in advancing those bills. Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025 This is quite far from being a sign of boredom or disinterest. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disinterest
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinterest
Noun
  • Now is not the time for neutrality.
    Trena Turner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • So, therefore, our strategy, economically speaking, is economic neutrality.
    Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The King of Swords invites you to lead with intellect, integrity, and objectivity.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Numbers were a source of certainty, of objectivity.
    Annabelle Huang, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • India, an avatar of forceful neutralism early on, saw its influence diminished by regional conflict and domestic troubles.
    Erez Manela, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Globalizing impulses helped bring about a flourishing of neutralism.
    Leo Robson, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2016

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“Disinterest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinterest. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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