object (to)

Definition of object (to)next

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Verb
  • That lineage become a source of attention and scorn for the 33-year-old first time candidate, who created what critics called out as a sometimes outlandish social media personality to generate attention.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • Gerardo Ortiz What’s a música mexicana festival without a bit of yearning and scorned romance?
    Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Soon, this kind of spirit will carry the 13 colonies to protest, revolt and win the American Revolution.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • Last summer, environmental groups and advocates protested as construction trucks brought in generators, chain-link fences and fuel tanks for the construction of Alligator Alcatraz.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez rejected those motions.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
  • Goldman has drawn criticism for refusing to reject support from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Trump complained in his post about the condition of the grass and the sprinkler system for the public golf course, but debris from the demolition of the White House East Wing has also been dumped on the grounds.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 June 2026
  • The following evening, three legislators complained to me that several of these groups were actively undermining one another.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • Others disliked how visible Gabriel Vasconcelos' tongue was outside of his mouth while kissing.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • The financial statements were not clean, the market disliked the company, shareholders were selling for reasons unrelated to value, and management was changing.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Gasoline is dirty, smelly, toxic, and environmentally reprobate.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • About seven years ago, Parviz Afshari—Sam’s father—lived in Karaj and worked for a conglomerate whose essential purpose was to confiscate private property from dissidents, ethnic minorities, and other people disfavored by the government.
    Laura Secor, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
  • Although a decreasing majority of Republicans still favors the Jewish state, it is disfavored by 80% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents, up from 53% last year.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Then-Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt criticized the prosecution and sought to intervene, arguing the case raised broader questions about Missourians' rights to defend themselves and their property.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2026
  • Moore himself has repeatedly criticized the White House on education policy.
    Jeffrey S. Trimbath, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2026
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“Object (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/object%20%28to%29. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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