object (to)

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Verb
  • Two banners protesting against his leadership were removed by security during the 2-0 victory against Real Oviedo on May 14.
    Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • But a disparity in bonuses compared with SK Hynix led Samsung workers to protest and threaten to strike for 18 days this month, before a deal was reached between the company and the union.
    Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • Those who believed in finvenkismo scorned Raŭmismo.
    Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
  • Aronimink has drawn both praise and scorn this week.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • Meanwhile, a parent of an underage Vibe customer also complained to authorities that his 17-year-old son and his son's friend were able to purchase kratom products with a fake ID and, at times, without an ID at all.
    Logan Smith, CBS News, 31 May 2026
  • Residents near the Plaskolite site have long complained about odors from the plant, according to an air monitoring study sponsored by the state.
    Jason Henry, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
Verb
  • The court rejected Florida’s complaint that those states allow undocumented immigrants who lack training and are not proficient in English to drive commercial trucks.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 26 May 2026
  • Earlier this year, YouTube content creator Markiplier self-distributed his horror movie Iron Lung after numerous studios and distributors had rejected the project.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • For all the prior cinematic depictions of storming bunkers and camaraderie under fire, Pressure offers us the quiet heroism of rational restraint in the figure of James Stagg, who weathered his inner storms and bore the courage to be disliked.
    Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 29 May 2026
  • Microsoft has found that customers dislike shifting between its Copilot tools, and the company also seeks for people to see more value from Copilot, the sources familiar with the plans said.
    Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • Gasoline is dirty, smelly, toxic, and environmentally reprobate.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Florida's constitution prohibits drawing districts with the intent to favor or disfavor a political party or an incumbent, thanks to a 2010 measure passed by voters known as the Fair Districts Amendment.
    CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 26 May 2026
  • Florida’s constitution prohibits drawing districts with the intent to favor or disfavor a political party or an incumbent, thanks to a 2010 measure passed by voters known as the Fair Districts Amendment.
    Gray Rohrer, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • While DeGette has focused her comments on the need for humanitarian aid, Kiros has more directly criticized Israel and questioned its legitimacy as a state.
    Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
  • The posts criticizing White's coaching decisions, rotations and accountability picked up real traction across Clark-heavy corners of X after the blowout.
    Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
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“Object (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/object%20%28to%29. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.

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