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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frowned (at or on)
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Much of that tension centered on the poster’s sister and her boyfriend, whom the sister-in-law openly disliked.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
29 Dec. 2025 -
In 2024, 26 percent of voters disliked both candidates.—
Fred Fransen,
Twin Cities,
24 Dec. 2025
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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In court, an assistant state attorney said McCoy never should have been driving, telling the judge that his license was revoked as a habitual traffic offender.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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According to state law, permits are immediately revoked if a restaurant receives a score of less than 70%.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Jan. 2026
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At the time, ICE had requested local officials hold him in jail, but that request was denied, the affidavit said.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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The agency that was set to investigate before being denied access to evidence and case materials is called the Force Investigations Unit of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, part of the Department of Public Safety.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 Jan. 2026
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And, if federal officials determine a state has misused funds, they can be withheld, reduced or clawed back.—
Jillian Taylor,
StateImpact,
6 Jan. 2026
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Kaegi supplied four years of federal and state returns but withheld details about his deductions.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a liberal Democrat with a pragmatist bent, instantly rejected the suggestion that Mamdani represented the new face of the Democratic Party.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
12 Jan. 2026
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Demonstrators argued that taxpayer money should not be used to harm or kill innocent people and rejected claims that the killing of Good was an act of self-defense.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Google, Meta, Microsoft’s LinkedIn, and Elon Musk’s X have all delayed, adjusted, or flat-out refused to launch AI products because of the bloc’s laws.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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And the defense refused to yield.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Edmundson, who had a goal disallowed earlier, found a loose puck and cranked a slap shot.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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UConn had an apparent winning goal disallowed for off-side, and the winning goal was allowed to stand after a review for interference.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
6 Jan. 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 12 Jan. 2026.
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