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disliking

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verb

present participle of dislike
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Recent Examples of disliking
Verb
Dear James, My late mother’s second husband was pretty mean and made no bones about disliking me in his heyday. James Parker, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2025 What remained unclear is how much of a lasting boost China’s economy could get from the ingenuity of one start-up, or how much confidence the business community could derive from the sudden friendliness of a leader who has a reputation for distrusting and disliking the private sector. Li Yuan, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025 And if casually disliking January wasn't enough, 13% of Americans reported hating it. Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025 Jared Schilling remembers disliking farming as a kid, when his dad and uncle raised hogs to the standard industrial model. Christine Ro, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 Another partisan split can be seen on how the candidates handle themselves, with Democrats and Republicans each favoring their own candidates and disliking their counterparts. Fred Backus, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disliking
Noun
  • Local Housing Restrictions Could Have National Political Impacts Opposition to private market-rate housing development remains strong among some progressives in New York, Los Angeles, and other cities, rooted in distrust and dislike of for-profit developers.
    Richard McGahey, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Clifton Powell has once again spoken candidly about his issues with Spike Lee, doubling down on past remarks while stressing that his criticism is rooted in business and not personal dislike.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And that all of us, all of us will try to find a way to stop hating our fellow Americans.
    Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Social media-wise, everybody was hating.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The reaction to Noack's viral Instagram post has been overwhelming, with many people criticizing her and her parenting style.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The dispute also drew in renowned rabblerouser Wack 100, who defended Adam22 while criticizing Styles’ stance.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Foreign perpetrators have been linked to previous acts intended to incite hatred.
    Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The left is always, at all times and places, a violent phenomenon full of hatred.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Tesla's world class at rejecting how things were done previously.
    James Morris, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The roughly 3,200 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 837 went on strike on August 4 after rejecting the company’s previous offer.
    Reuters 20 min ago, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Hoffman, the lawmaker who was shot and wounded in June, and his family also issued a statement denouncing Kirk’s death.
    Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
  • He was dismissed from the show that March after publicly denouncing series creator Chuck Lorre, and Kutcher was officially named as his replacement in May.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Disliking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disliking. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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