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as in protester
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as in quibbler
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Recent Examples of objector
After a two-year National Service stint as a hospital orderly (thanks to his own conscientious-objector status), Hockney landed at the Royal College of Art, in London, in the fall of 1959.
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Mark Rozzo, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
The most explicit objector was Vance, who has been consistently opposed to foreign adventurism, and to this Iran war in particular.
—Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
But that decision has now been overruled after Haley and a second objector appealed it to the 16th Judicial Circuit Court.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
One objector is Katie Brydon, a 25-year resident of Northglenn and a licensed addiction counselor.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2025
There are unanswered overtures from the choir’s pianist Horner (Robert Emms), a soft, vulnerable young man whose conscientious-objector status renders him a fellow outsider.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 Oct. 2025
Mark Rozzo, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
The most explicit objector was Vance, who has been consistently opposed to foreign adventurism, and to this Iran war in particular.
—Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
But that decision has now been overruled after Haley and a second objector appealed it to the 16th Judicial Circuit Court.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
One objector is Katie Brydon, a 25-year resident of Northglenn and a licensed addiction counselor.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2025
There are unanswered overtures from the choir’s pianist Horner (Robert Emms), a soft, vulnerable young man whose conscientious-objector status renders him a fellow outsider.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for objector
Noun
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According to an incident report from the Greer Police Department, an altercation broke out between an event attendee and a protestor outside the venue.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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The Fort Worth Independent School District’s board meeting Monday was broken up by a protester yelling about Sharia law.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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Your relentless faultfinder—everybody has one—is quick to judge, minimize your accomplishments or demote you to an underdog.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
12 Apr. 2021
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This year, as a hopeful reality competition host nominee and proponent of Top Chef earning another reality competition series nom, Kish finds herself in a unique position as a participant on season four of fellow Emmys juggernaut The Traitors.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
21 June 2026
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David DaCosta, of the 18-acre Ace*Mission Studios, is among those pushing for what’s known as a Business Improvement District, or BID, in the area that proponents refer to as the Boyle Heights Industrial Flats, which runs adjacent to the river.—
Alejandra Molina,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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Alas, nitpickers can point to some moves in which Atlanta went backward.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Maybe that’s why, compared with some other kinds of nitpickers, pop critics can seem especially extraneous.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Which is why this opinion piece speculates that the spending effect of growth in the form of high demand for all things Swift and World Cup is a relative growth somnolent as opposed to an instigator.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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The parents, arguably the film’s first instigators, operate based off fear of their children’s sexuality.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Frank was trying to set realistic expectations for the season, but made comments that were interpreted as defeatist.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Hegseth largely declined to provide specifics, instead denouncing critics as defeatists, questioning their patriotism and insisting the mission had broad public support.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
29 Apr. 2026
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Witnesses saw members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Basij militia on the beds of trucks charge up behind demonstrators, firing .50-caliber machine guns indiscriminately into the crowd.—
Laura Secor,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
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The clashes continued even after police ordered the demonstrators to disperse.—
Jamey Keaten,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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That is a hard thing to live with—but, the pessimist would answer, who thought life was supposed to be easy?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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As late as August 2007, the Federal Reserve was skeptical of such bubble talk, while Grantham was dismissed as a pessimist, a dismissal that soon proved mistaken.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Objector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objector. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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