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as in protester
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as in quibbler
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Recent Examples of objector
The most explicit objector was Vance, who has been consistently opposed to foreign adventurism, and to this Iran war in particular.
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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
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
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Blake Garrison Kirsch, who was volunteering with the Evette campaign's finance committee, approached the protester and ripped a megaphone from their hands.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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One [protestor] is standing there at the front, and Kingpin just grabs and hits him.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
1 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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The surest sign bitcoin will never be money can be found in what excited its proponents on the way up, along with its critics on the way down.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Its proponents have turned it into a symbol of freedom and defiance.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Only the nitpickers and those who question how much business is really from OpenAI would castigate the Azure cloud unit.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
2 Nov. 2025
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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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Rimet, the instigator of the World Cup, was an enthusiastic supporter of professional soccer at a time when amateur sport was considered superior.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Money is an effect, never an instigator of economic activity.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
31 May 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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The system builds on the Barracuda demonstrator that flew for the first time 20 years ago.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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The idea was tested using a demonstrator building.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
4 June 2026
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In an uncertain environment, those with hopeful personalities will be inclined to be act as optimists and those with fearful personalities will be inclined to act as pessimists.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
4 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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“Objector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objector. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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