as in disagreed
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 dissented
The court’s three liberal justices publicly dissented, saying the case is still working its way through lower courts and there was no need to step in now.
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Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
The six conservatives were in the majority, while the three liberals dissented.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
The court's three liberal justices dissented from the conservative majority.
—CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
But the court's three liberal members all dissented from the order.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
The commission’s lone Democrat, Kalpana Kotagal, dissented.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Among both 5–4 and 6–3 cases, the Court’s liberal justices dissented together 15 percent of the time.
—Sarah Isgur, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas also dissented.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
Justices Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh and Samuel Alito dissented.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
The six conservatives were in the majority, while the three liberals dissented.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
The court's three liberal justices dissented from the conservative majority.
—CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
But the court's three liberal members all dissented from the order.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
The commission’s lone Democrat, Kalpana Kotagal, dissented.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Among both 5–4 and 6–3 cases, the Court’s liberal justices dissented together 15 percent of the time.
—Sarah Isgur, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas also dissented.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
Justices Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh and Samuel Alito dissented.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissented
disagreed
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Some fundamentally disagreed with their peers.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
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Polling commissioned in January by Conservation Voters for Idaho, a nonprofit that promotes pro-conservation policies, found that a majority of Idaho residents disagreed with Pearce’s stances on public lands.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
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