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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of dislike
Noun
Chrishell’s dislike of Tom seems to have continued after filming ended. Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025 An ardent dislike for Gaetz might be the most bipartisan, bicameral issue to come out of the 118th Congress. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
Contrary to Kennedy's claim that Americans dislike Medicaid and would prefer to be on private insurance, approval of the program was even higher (around 90 percent) among those who were or had previously been enrolled in it. Monica Potts, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2025 As everyone with the barest understanding of modern fandom understands, the dramatic dynamic of a superintelligent person who dislikes everyone but the dependable audience surrogate engenders a keen sense of intimacy. Rory Doherty, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for dislike 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dislike
Noun
  • But his latest disapproval rating, 48%, was three percentage points higher than in 2017 — a new high for the pollster.
    Avery Lotz, Axios, 9 Feb. 2025
  • Madonna has been clear about her disapproval of Trump over the years.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 28 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Bath Time With Nervous Dogs Dogs are commonly known to hate baths.
    Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Love it or hate it, February 14 is right around the corner.
    Erin Reimel, Glamour, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Legislative Democrats continue to criticize Lee's proposal for its lack of accountability measures, among other aspects.
    Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Trump used the signing ceremony as an opportunity to criticize Canada, with continuing negotiations between him and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau amid threats of 25% tariffs from both sides.
    Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • He’s been terrified, in love, hit in the head and, most often, in a state of bitter hatred.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025
  • There was a conscious decision made not to blow up the church, because that's so symbolic of hatred, and that was a sacred building for the entire Walnut Grove community on the show and off the show.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt issued a statement on social media voicing his displeasure with the decision.
    CJ Moore, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025
  • This is not the first time the basketball committee voiced its displeasure with regards to the current system.
    Matt Feld, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • But Hamas has accused Israel of dragging its feet on allowing aid into Gaza, one of the conditions of the first phase of the agreement, a charge Israel has rejected as untrue.
    James Mackenzie, Emily Rose, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Jordan is home to more than 2 million Palestinians and, along with other Arab states, has flatly rejected Mr. Trump's plan to relocate civilians from Gaza.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Excessive depictions of pain, as in Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life, can curdle understanding into a kind of grimy sympathy or, worse, distaste.
    Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Yet Kingsley frequently expressed his distaste for rigid scientific naturalism and its rejection of all intuition and openness to the unknown.
    Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025

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“Dislike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dislike. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.

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