frowns (at or on)

present tense third-person singular of frown (at or on)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for frowns (at or on)
Verb
  • Conflicting Materials Turner also dislikes patios that use too many different materials, such as metal, wood, and plastic.
    Cori Sears, The Spruce, 13 June 2026
  • Trump called Talarico weak on crime, insulting to Jesus Christ, a big mask wearer, and a vegan who dislikes meat.
    Maven Navarro May 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • But restraint can create value when management refuses to invest simply because capital is available.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • And yet your brain refuses to commit.
    Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • But Goldsworthy deplores the city dweller’s notion of the countryside as a picturesque escape.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • China strongly deplores and firmly opposes the move.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In lay terms, that means the court's ruling is not based on whether the judge approves or disapproves of what Comb's is accused of.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 June 2026
  • At a time when a majority of the country disapproves of—or actively reviles—the president, his name alone could end up limiting the program’s success.
    Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Verb
  • The massacres, which resulted in the deaths of roughly 100,000 Polish civilians, are officially classified as a genocide by Warsaw, a characterization Kyiv denies.
    Lidia Kurasinska, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Ultimately, the novel is about reclaiming power in a world that often denies women the clarity or even the permission to name what happened to them.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Yet the Kremlin rejects the allegations and denies wrongdoing there.
    Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • The Israel Prison Service rejects allegations of abuse, starvation, or denial of medical treatment.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 20 June 2026
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“Frowns (at or on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frowns%20%28at%20or%20on%29. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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