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
Judge Marilyn Zayas dissented, arguing the appeals court did not have jurisdiction because prosecutors currently are appealing a separate issue to the Ohio Supreme Court related to the Jones case.
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Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Two conservative justices — Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito — dissented from the May ruling.
—Jan Wolfe, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The court's three liberals dissented.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Fed governors Michelle Bowman and Christopher Waller have argued for a quarter-point reduction and dissented with a decision to hold rates at the Fed’s last meeting in June.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Waller and Bowman, who both dissented in last month’s decision to hold rates steady, understand that tariffs aren’t a persistent inflation driver, Hatfield added.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Both dissented from the Fed’s most recent decision to hold interest rates steady.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
Last month, Waller was one of two Fed governors who dissented on the Fed’s latest decision to hold borrowing costs steady for the fifth consecutive time, instead backing a rate cut.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025
Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Two conservative justices — Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito — dissented from the May ruling.
—Jan Wolfe, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The court's three liberals dissented.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Fed governors Michelle Bowman and Christopher Waller have argued for a quarter-point reduction and dissented with a decision to hold rates at the Fed’s last meeting in June.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Waller and Bowman, who both dissented in last month’s decision to hold rates steady, understand that tariffs aren’t a persistent inflation driver, Hatfield added.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Both dissented from the Fed’s most recent decision to hold interest rates steady.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
Last month, Waller was one of two Fed governors who dissented on the Fed’s latest decision to hold borrowing costs steady for the fifth consecutive time, instead backing a rate cut.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissented
disagreed
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But Gilliam’s attorneys argue judges have disagreed about whether the same is true for the combination of letters and numbers on personalized license plates.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
3 Sep. 2025
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The justices disagreed and declined to hear the case on an expedited basis, but that doesn’t mean the court won’t now decide to take up the issue quickly in response to Trump’s request.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Dissented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissented. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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