frown (on or upon)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frown (on or upon)
Verb
  • The dads, Brads and Chads who dislike Swift made their negative thoughts known in the comments, but the one that really mattered came from Kelce.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2025
  • And Trump has disliked what he’s heard about a proposal that senators like Hawley and Tillis say will cost their states dearly.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • Several Make America Great Again (MAGA) figures, such as Laura Loomer, are criticizing Democratic Minnesota Governor Tim Walz over his ties to the suspect in Saturday's deadly shooting.
    Mandy Taheri Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
  • Dominican born, and now a U.S. citizen, Almanzar criticized the flurry of ICE arrests across the city.
    Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025
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“Frown (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frown%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.

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