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as in discord
a lack of agreement or harmony
considerable dissent within the party's rank and file
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as in dissention
departure from a generally accepted theory, opinion, or practice
the church reacted to any form of dissent by promptly excommunicating its proponents
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as in to disagree
to have a different opinion
anyone who dissented was encouraged to speak out while they had the chance
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Recent Examples of dissent
Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
Zinn’s goal is to dismantle the idea that any of us should count our voices out, and highlight the best of American dissent.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 30 July 2025
Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
However, the decision included two dissenting votes from Fed governors Michelle Bowman and Christopher Waller—a rare level of dissent.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 31 July 2025
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Noun
The dissents could be a preview of what might happen after Powell steps down, if President Donald Trump appoints a replacement who pushes for the much lower interest rates the White House desires.
—Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
Zinn’s goal is to dismantle the idea that any of us should count our voices out, and highlight the best of American dissent.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 30 July 2025
Verb
Two Fed governors voted against holding interest rates between 4.25% and 4.5% and called for quarter-point reduction, the first pair of dissenting votes for the agency’s policymaking vote since 1993.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
However, the decision included two dissenting votes from Fed governors Michelle Bowman and Christopher Waller—a rare level of dissent.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissent
Noun
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Social discord, financial struggles, and conflicts abroad continue to consume our country’s time, energy and resources.—
Matthew Beddingfield,
Scientific American,
2 Aug. 2025
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Teammates jumped into the fray to helped quell the discord.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
29 July 2025
Verb
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However, Barry would disagree with the board, resulting in the board revoking his authority over nine D.C. agencies.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Aug. 2025
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Scientists disagree on what consciousness really is, even in people.—
Mariana Lenharo & Nature magazine,
Scientific American,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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His writings were condemned by the church as heresy but found a fan centuries later in Martin Heidegger, which makes sense.—
Jon Raymond
August 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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In 1600, the cosmologist Giordano Bruno, who proposed that the universe was infinite and that stars were distant suns, was burned at the stake for his heresies.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
Noun
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In Swift's 2008 song, Romeo and Juliet embark on a giddy romance and ultimately overcome the strife between their families to get married.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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These strange yet sublime figures offer an escape from a world that’s become increasingly misunderstood amid raging geopolitical strife.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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Creativity without friction becomes an echo chamber.—
Stephanie Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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This creates massive friction for mainstream adoption.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
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The beats amplify his dissidence.—
Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
15 Oct. 2024
Noun
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There’s a lot of just creating conflict in stories.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
6 Aug. 2025
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This is because subjective progress interpretations cause conflict.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Dissent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissent. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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