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as in dissentions
a lack of agreement or harmony
considerable dissent within the party's rank and file
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as in heresies
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 disagrees
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 dissents
Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The dissents The primary dissent was written by Chief Justice Roberts, and joined in part by the three Democratic appointees, Jackson, Kagan, and Sotomayor.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
Before Powell's speech, investors will get a glimpse midweek of the dissents at the last Fed meeting.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
However, that decision came with two dissents from Board of Governors members, the first time that has happened in more than 30 years.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
More than one or two dissents tends to indicate significant disagreement and can threaten the chair’s influence both within the committee and beyond.
—Bill Dudley, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2025
This would likely add further support for rate cuts following last week’s two dissents in favor of cuts from Governor Waller and Vice Chair for Supervision Bowman.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
Market observers are indeed seeing all the pressure as manifesting in the Bowman and Waller dissents.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 30 July 2025
Noun
Despite two dissents calling for lower rates, the FOMC’s July meeting minutes do not imply that a majority of policymakers were on the cusp of an interest rate cut.
—Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The dissents The primary dissent was written by Chief Justice Roberts, and joined in part by the three Democratic appointees, Jackson, Kagan, and Sotomayor.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
Before Powell's speech, investors will get a glimpse midweek of the dissents at the last Fed meeting.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
However, that decision came with two dissents from Board of Governors members, the first time that has happened in more than 30 years.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
More than one or two dissents tends to indicate significant disagreement and can threaten the chair’s influence both within the committee and beyond.
—Bill Dudley, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2025
This would likely add further support for rate cuts following last week’s two dissents in favor of cuts from Governor Waller and Vice Chair for Supervision Bowman.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
Market observers are indeed seeing all the pressure as manifesting in the Bowman and Waller dissents.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 30 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissents
Verb
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Dominik Livakovic disagrees, though.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Ramsey disagrees, saying debt is more of a behavior problem than a math problem.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Your dedicated Slack channels, private discords and endless Reddit threads.—
April Uchitel,
Flow Space,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Subscribe Technological sovereignty is a topic that has been gaining momentum in the last year or so as geopolitical frictions have forced companies to assess their reliance on foreign technologies.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
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Typing, speaking, and even gesturing are frictions that slow us down.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This time, though, the schisms between the CDC and the states and professional societies go far beyond the timing of an additional dose of vaccine.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
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Leicester were extremely dysfunctional in that 2022-23 campaign, with schisms in their midfield that were exploited by opponents.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The multibillion-dollar deal brings an end to legal conflicts that captured global attention and cements a clear future for the companies at the center of American and international news.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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The laboratory also stressed the need for resilience against electronic warfare, particularly GPS jamming and spoofing, which have become common tactics in modern conflicts.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Other discipline errors snowballed after that.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Alcaraz finished with 30 unforced errors, the same total as his opponent.—
Howard Fendrich,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Players are being paid directly by their schools, ADs are looking for alternative sources of revenue and recruits are launching bidding wars.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Among the reasons the name was chosen, according to historians, was to signal that the United States prioritized preventing wars in the post-World War II nuclear age.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The 49ers have a recent history of tense contract disputes with receivers, going through one with Deebo Samuel in 2022 and Aiyuk last year.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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So far, 75 deals have been re-submitted after initially being denied, and none of the disputes has so far gone to arbitration.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Dissents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissents. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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