frown (at or on)

Definition of frown (at or on)next

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frown (at or on)
Verb
  • Supporters of the initiative dislike an influx of expatriates from the neighboring European Union, and say Swiss infrastructure, housing, social programs, natural resources and way of life have been strained under demographic growth.
    Jamey Keaten, Fortune, 10 June 2026
  • Here are six seemingly polite habits that party hosts actually dislike.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • Though the indignity ran deep, our ancestors refused to bow.
    John E. Jackson Sr, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
  • Some of The View's live studio audience members welcomed Vice President JD Vance to the Hot Topics table by refusing to applaud.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Israel’s request to see the text was rejected by the US, an Israeli source told CNN.
    Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
  • The legal case, decided at an emergency hearing in a Los Angeles courthouse on Monday morning, was brought by an Iranian fan who said FIFA’s block impinged freedom of speech, but the judge rejected that argument.
    Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • The poll, released June 18, showed that about 60% of Americans disapproved of how Trump has handled the economy, while 33% of Americans approved of the president's economic performance.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • Outsiders may disapprove, but that’s their problem to solve.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • Shasta County Superior Court judges denied two prior lawsuits that aimed to block Measure B from appearing on the ballot, including one from Shasta County’s attorney Joseph Larmour, without ruling on the substance of their cases.
    Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
  • Baldoni denied the allegations and maintained that Lively's claims were false.
    Janelle Ash , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • This incident underscores the precarious nature of relying on external AI tools, as access can be revoked without warning.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • Those requirements caused Anthropic to revoke access to the models for everyone.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • The man’s identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
    Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2026
  • Even though the tax may technically be owed by the person receiving the income, the payer—the withholding agent—can still be on the hook for failing to withhold.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • The liberal Jewish organization J Street deplored Iran’s behavior, but emphasized there was no imminent threat to justify a preventive assault.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
  • 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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“Frown (at or on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frown%20%28at%20or%20on%29. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.

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