as in to dislike
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frown (at or on)
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Prime Minister Winston Churchill so disliked a portrait commissioned for his eightieth birthday that his secretary burned it.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
13 Aug. 2025 -
Some of the gentry dislike her, but the lower orders have a great regard for her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Aug. 2025
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While many rideshare companies refuse to pay affiliate commissions, Obi has built a parallel revenue stream via a data business selling anonymized, aggregated insights.—
Sindhya Valloppillil,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Agencies refused to release Neal’s autopsy and the Florida Highway Patrol’s report of the crash, and the Orange-Osceola State Attorney’s Office had declined to comment on whether further charges are pending.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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Evers himself rejected Underly’s request to repeal a state law requiring teachers to pass the Foundations of Reading Test to obtain certain teaching licenses.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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After twice rejecting Trump, Nevadans ousted a Democratic governor in 2022 and helped Trump back to the White House in 2024.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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June 17-13: An Economist/YouGov poll found 54% of voters disapprove of Trump’s job performance, while 41% approve (the survey of 1,512 U.S. adults was conducted June 13-16 and has a 3.3-point margin of error).—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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In an Economist/YouGov poll conducted July 25-28, 61% of respondents disapproved of Trump's handling of the investigation versus 21% who approve.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
4 Aug. 2025
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The goal of Gastineau’s memorandum is to convince U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer, who is presiding over the case, to deny the motion to dismiss and advance the case into pretrial discovery.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Shaw then asked if her boyfriend or a friend could pick up her son since his documents were up to date, but she was again denied, Thorward said.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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He’s been locked up in MDC Brooklyn since October 2024, when Judge Diana Gujarati revoked his bond for flunking out of three drug treatment programs.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
12 Aug. 2025
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Last month, Congress approved the Trump administration’s rescission package, revoking $1.1 billion previously allocated to public radio and television.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
11 Aug. 2025
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The remains of another adult woman were also identified, but her name is being withheld at the request of family members.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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The administration sued Texas and Kentucky for similar statutes, enforcing executive orders directing agencies to withhold benefits from undocumented immigrants and to challenge state laws that provide such benefits.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Aug. 2025
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Since Trump’s return to power, the economic story is one in which even protectionist policies that almost every economist deplores haven’t prevented the American stock market from rising and the American growth machine from churning onward.—
Ross Douthat,
Mercury News,
3 Aug. 2025
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As this week’s Global Times article shows, China deplores being cast as a lawbreaker.—
Jill Goldenziel,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Frown (at or on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frown%20%28at%20or%20on%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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