1
as in to pooh
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2
as in to quarrel (with)
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for object (to)
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Federal officials reported the arrests of 13 people protesting Friday near the facility, which has been frequently targeted during the administration’s surge of immigration enforcement this fall.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025 -
Other popular tourist destinations to protest mass tourism include Venice, Italy; Barcelona, Spain; and the Canary Islands, per Travel and Tour World.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Jiang and his colleagues complain over video chat about their bland meals, but the people who produce, prepare and deliver the food remain invisible.—
Yangyang Cheng,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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Yost and others who opposed the sale of books from the library complained that HUC should not sell part of its collection to ease its financial problems.—
Dan Horn,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Oct. 2025
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By 1845, Marx was scorning his colleagues for floating in the clouds.—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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The scorelessness has turned to scorn, too.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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The letter also called for the return of mandatory standardized testing in university admissions and for universities to report the anonymous scores and grades of accepted and rejected students.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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In a June ruling, a three-judge Kansas Court of Appeals panel rejected Kobach’s arguments in no uncertain terms.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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Many fans have grown to dislike the Dodgers for spending their way into contention.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Nobody dislikes uncertainty more than the markets dislike uncertainty.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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While the Second Circuit decidedly disfavors rehearings en banc, the court identifies several exceptional circumstances where petitions are granted.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Some council members have criticized the proposal, citing a lack of communication and calling the move premature.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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So far, the league’s response has been not to fix the issue but, instead, to levy fines against players and coaches who criticize refs.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Object (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/object%20%28to%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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