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Recent Examples of dissent
Noun
Meanwhile, the court’s three liberals, in a dissent written by Justice Elena Kagan, focused on consistency with precedent. Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 5 July 2025 Governments that want to stifle dissent often adopt repressive methods proven effective elsewhere, especially from close allies. Micah Danney, New York Daily News, 5 July 2025
Verb
The ruling was 6-3, with the court's six conservative justices agreeing and its three liberal judges dissenting. Meredith Kile, People.com, 27 June 2025 Rehearing en banc petitions are rarely granted especially when, as in this matter, no judge on the three-judge panel offered a dissenting take. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for dissent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissent
Noun
  • For more than six decades, the treaty survived the subcontinental wars and discord but has come under significant strain after India suspended its participation in the treaty after the April terrorist attack in Kashmir.
    Sam Dalrymple, Time, 14 July 2025
  • This should involve respectful discord, finding a shared vision and moving forward with trust.
    James Barlow, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • Analysts initiated Starbucks with a sell, a move that Jim disagrees with.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 14 July 2025
  • The proper course for a president who disagrees with a law is to ask Congress to suspend or repeal it.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • For this and related heresies, ACT UP ostracized Ortleb and boycotted his paper.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
  • Even rarefied, specialized brands like Ferrari and Rolls-Royce sell sport-utes these days, a concept that would have seemed like heresy in the year 2000.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • The song has also regained popularity during times of national strife or tragedy, including during the Gulf War and in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.
    Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2025
  • The astronauts, when first leaving earth, looked back on their home planet from outer space and saw, in the darkness, a beautiful and vulnerable globe, so small and blue and fragile, undivided by borders or political strife.
    Laurie Sheck July 2, Literary Hub, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • In the postwar years, Malaparte claimed that his imprisonments by Mussolini were proof of his anti-Fascist credentials—or, at least, his irrepressible nonconformity.
    Thomas Meaney, New Yorker, 2 July 2025
  • For over a century, Greenwich Village has attracted Americans of all kinds with an interest in political activism and nonconformity.
    Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • The common thread is technology that removes friction, creates visibility and adapts to changing needs.
    Alaa Pasha, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • For sure, this can prove too sanguine and perhaps there will be unanticipated economic friction ahead.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • The biographical drama is inspired by the lives of Brazilian activist Eunice Paiva and her politician husband Rubens, who was murdered for his dissidence toward the military dictatorship of 1970s Brazil.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The beats amplify his dissidence.
    Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 15 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • There have been conflicts between rideshare drivers and taxis in the past, so consider sticking with a reputable taxi or car service, However, the more adventurous can rent a car to explore nearby cenotes, ruins, and regional highlights.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
  • The deportations – part of a program Iran announced in March – have radically increased in pace since the 12-day conflict with Israel, fueled by unsubstantiated claims that Afghans had spied for Israel prior to and during the attacks.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 11 July 2025

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“Dissent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissent. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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