Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frowned (at or on)
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Even people who disliked Hamnet liked her performance and her, and why not?—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Mar. 2026 -
Back then, pitchers really disliked it.—
Kevin Sherrington
Mar. 9,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Republicans have deplored the mayhem in Minnesota.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2026
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The operation, widely deplored by the United Nations General Assembly, ended on November 3, with more than 100 dead.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
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In both cases, the justices did not elaborate on their rationale for allowing TPS to be revoked in the interim.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Mar. 2026
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Court records show the judge also revoked her driver's license and ordered her to pay $10,000 in restitution, not have contact with the victim's family, complete 200 hours of community service and wear a curfew tether for 90 days.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The drones must use GPS but also function when signals are denied.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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Takaichi and her ministers have denied that Washington officially requested Japanese warships sent to the Strait of Hormuz.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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Some identifying details about the facility are being withheld at the request of Kurdish military commanders.—
Younes Mohammad,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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The identities of the service members were being withheld until 24 hours after their next of kin are notified, CENTCOM said.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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But courts have also rejected O’Connell’s claims of misconduct in other high-profile cases.—
Tony Plohetski,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
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The proposal had been rejected by members of a separate federal coin committee — and panned by former member Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.—
Dan Diamond,
Washington Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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Yet Hezbollah refused to succumb to the growing domestic pressure calling it to give up its arms.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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Grohl refused to answer additional questions about his cheating, instead suggesting that the Foo Fighters’ upcoming album contains songs and lyrics that allude to it.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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Atleti forward Julian Alvarez saw his spot kick disallowed after the officials spotted an — arguably negligible — double touch.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Montreal took three penalties, two coming almost consecutively, and were outshot 16-1 by the Kings, who scored the period’s only goal and had another from Samuel Helenius disallowed for goalie interference by Jeff Malott.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Frowned (at or on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frowned%20%28at%20or%20on%29. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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