frowned (at or on)

Definition of frowned (at or on)next
past tense of frown (at or on)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for frowned (at or on)
Verb
  • One part of the bill that is attractive to conservative activists but disliked by Democrats passes authority over some postelection audits from the secretary of state to the State Election Board.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • And neither was Stills, who was too opinionated for then-head coach Brian Flores, and Drake, who was a challenge to manage, and Fitzpatrick, who disliked the Dolphins culture, and probably still does since he was recently traded to the New York Jets for a bag of chips (a 2026 seventh-round pick).
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Republicans have deplored the mayhem in Minnesota.
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Access to software updates or features can be expensive, limited, or revoked, leaving devices that are still in perfect physical condition unusable or not worth the subscription cost.
    Jasna Hodžić, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has revoked a ban that prevented the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and holding services.
    Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The army has denied targeting the medical facility, which is in an area controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026
  • After asking him to model courage, and to be the container of everyone’s hope—and after so many of Rozos’s peers loudly cheered him on—NYU denied Rozos their diploma.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The deceased driver's identity was withheld until her family could be notified.
    Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • His name is being withheld until his family is notified, the sheriff said.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Democrats are pushing for additional restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which Thune and Republicans have rejected so far.
    CBS News, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • About 2% of authors were caught, and their papers rejected, Nature reported.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In the process, the Bulls refused to shut down players such as center Jalen Smith, who finally was shut down for the season this week after reaggravating a calf injury once again in Wednesday’s game.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The woman refused any more information and was placed in the women’s ward.
    Kevin Foster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But because these were disallowed before there was a new system, they were just all removed … and that’s permanent.
    Megan Molteni, STAT, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Lloris nearly surrendered his first goal of the season in the 63rd minute, but a Myrto Uzuni netter off a corner kick by Facundo Torres was disallowed after Ilie Sánchez was charged with a foul following a video review — and that led to a yellow card on Uzuni.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 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 2 Apr. 2026.

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