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Recent Examples of disagree Still, Canales disagreed when someone suggested Dalton’s injury had been a blessing in disguise. Joseph Person, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025 Others disagreed, arguing that even if the child won't remember, the milestone is still meaningful for parents and families. Annabelle Canela, Parents, 7 Apr. 2025 The dissenting judge disagreed, saying the county had not established that CIRB’s primary purpose was to consider potential legal liability and finding that at least some of the documents tied to its reviews could be turned over. Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025 Over the last several years, there have been numerous efforts to put the U.S. back on permanent daylight saving time, a move with which many health experts disagree. Addy Bink, The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disagree
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Verb
  • Apter shines an an edgy light on these hidden griefs: grandparents cut off from grandchildren due to divorce, disputes, or simply differing values.
    Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Reasonable observers may differ regarding the way the U.S. military’s departure from Vietnam was handled.
    Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • In these situations, dissenting opinions may be quietly suppressed, and important decisions may go unchallenged.
    Committee of 200, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Barrett joined — albeit only in part — a dissenting opinion penned by liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Monday.
    Niall Stanage, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Smith’s concerns were echoed by four people who objected to Barreto at the committee hearing.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
  • European users can object to data processing for AI training through account settings thanks to GDPR protections, and anyone with an X account can opt out of future model training by going to Privacy & Safety > Data sharing and Personalization > Grok, and unchecking the training option.
    Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Now, perhaps swayed by Trump’s popular vote victory – the first for a Republican candidate in 20 years – many US conservatives appear to have changed their position, arguing the US is more a democracy than a republic.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Anne argues that Tarantino is passing the project on to Fincher in order to avoid making the film his supposed 10th, and likely won’t force Netflix’s hand into giving the film a more plum theatrical window.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Apr. 2025

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“Disagree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disagree. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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