objected (to)

verb

past tense of object (to)
1
as in frowned (on or upon)

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2
as in quarreled (with)

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  1. rejected
  2. protested
  3. scorned
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  • Days before the execution attempt, Lee rejected the clemency request.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Attacks on ships transiting the strait have increased since Iran's proposal was rejected.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of rejected
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  • Morocco recalled its ambassador to Spain, and Moroccans protested outside Spanish consulates and near the border.
    — JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi protested Putin’s August visit, calling it a further blow to relations already strained by Russia’s war in Ukraine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of protested
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  • The investors among this small and scorned generation, now aged 45-61, are watching markets play out on their screens and constantly see the plot parallels with past cycles.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
  • On a fictional highway in 1958, a Cadillac became badly scorned by a little Nash Rambler.
    — Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2026
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“Objected (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objected%20%28to%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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