dissented

past tense of dissent

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Recent Examples of dissented When Kavanaugh issued his opinion that immigration agents can consider race and other factors, the Supreme Court’s three liberal justices strongly dissented. Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025 Justice Clarence Thomas, one of the court’s conservatives, publicly dissented. Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 6 Oct. 2025 Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented. Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025 Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented from the decision citing the text of federal law, which only allows the removal of FTC commissioners for cause and a longstanding high court precedent -- Humphrey's Executor v US -- which upheld those terms. Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2025 When jail leaders dissented, they were transferred. Christopher Damien, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025 Trump appointee Stephen Miran dissented in favor of a bigger cut, underscoring political pressure on the Fed and highlighting divisions that signal a cautious, uncertain path ahead. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025 Justices Michelle Keller and Angela Bisig dissented from the majority’s decision, which reversed a ruling from the lower Court of Appeals that found Lexington’s ban was lawful. Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025 Governors Michelle Bowman and Christopher Waller, who had dissented at the Fed’s prior meeting in favor of a quarter-point move, were aligned with Fed Chair Jerome Powell and the others besides Miran this time. Sean Conlon, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissented
disagreed
Verb
  • Some 60% of poll respondents said Israel's response in Gaza was excessive, and 32% disagreed.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Some fans agreed with the decision, while others disagreed.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025

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