objector

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Recent Examples of objector 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
  • Moore was endorsed for Greene's seat by Kyle Rittenhouse, a political figure who rose to the top of the conservative movement as a 17-year-old who shot a protestor in Kenosha, Wisconsin in 2020.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Several blocked the stage before the program began, but when the audience of 2,000 began to boo, all except one protester stepped down.
    The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • What’s more, proponents of attachment parenting also indicate that carried babies tend to be happy babies and spend more time alert and observing their environment.
    Sherri Gordon, Parents, 22 Feb. 2026
  • But many believers and UAP disclosure proponents remain optimistic.
    Brett Tingley, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Officers later reviewed security camera footage and identified Murff as the instigator of the altercation.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026
  • While some see Nelly as an empathetic and motherly caretaker, others view her as a manipulative, calculating instigator who shapes the narrative to justify her own actions.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The first demonstrator vehicle is slated for early 2026, underscoring the company’s intention to move quickly from concept validation to on-road testing.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Feb. 2026
  • That testing includes demonstrator garments—a technical T-shirt containing 10 percent elastane and a non-technical version with 2 percent—to assess real-world performance.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Maybe that’s why, compared with some other kinds of nitpickers, pop critics can seem especially extraneous.
    Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Instead, demonstrators bundled up in parkas and snowsuits left the park about 2 p.m. for Target Center, with marchers stretching more than a dozen blocks through the heart of downtown.
    Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Night after night on the news — watching peaceful civil rights marchers getting clobbered by white supremacists.
    Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Now there is a British tendency to be slightly defeatist.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The mood just feels a little defeatist right now.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Objector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objector. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.

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