as in to dislike
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frown (at or on)
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Oettinger and Stars backup Casey DeSmith dislike the change.—
Stephen Whyno,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026 -
Both the leaves and flowers emit a strong, oily fragrance that deer typically dislike.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
14 Apr. 2026
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Football has traditionally been a conduit for protests in Iran, with the national team refusing to sing the anthem on several occasions over recent decades, including during the 2009 Green Movement and after the death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of the morality police in 2022.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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However, the Portage Township Schools have refused to recognize autism as an educational eligibility category and have denied the boy autism-specific services, sensory accommodations and the proper behavioral interventions, the suit says.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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According to a California audit last month which analyzed open network traffic across more than 7,600 popular websites scanned from California, over half (55%) of sites set advertising cookies even after users explicitly rejected them.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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His dwarfism led his mother to reject him, a natural response when something seems wrong.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2026
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About 67% of Latinos nationwide now disapprove of the president’s job performance, the poll shows.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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In addition to views on intervention, the survey also found that 78 percent of respondents disapprove of an agreement with Cuba that would allow the current government to stay in power in exchange for economic reforms.—
Morgan Rynor,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The judge denied the defendants’ request to dismiss the negligence, emotional distress and punitive damages claims.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Baldwin and his legal team worked to get the involuntary manslaughter charges dismissed before the July 2024 trial, though their attempt was initially denied.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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The new offenses caused his bail to be revoked from his Quincy District Court cases until at least June 12.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
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How much to rely on that bot – and when to let go – is a moral quandary for the grieving former combat surgeon who had her license revoked after a tragedy.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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Of the roughly $472,000 in fees billed on that invoice, the city did withhold payment for one 18-minute task by a paralegal.—
Joe Mahr,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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The victims’ identities are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Regardless of the level of material damage, Shiites are deploring the physical and spiritual assaults against their sacred landscape.—
Mary Thurlkill,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 2026
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But Goldsworthy deplores the city dweller’s notion of the countryside as a picturesque escape.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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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 23 Apr. 2026.
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