1
as in dissentions
a lack of agreement or harmony
considerable dissent within the party's rank and file
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2
as in heresies
departure from a generally accepted theory, opinion, or practice
the church reacted to any form of dissent by promptly excommunicating its proponents
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as in disagrees
to have a different opinion
anyone who dissented was encouraged to speak out while they had the chance
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However, Sammy Wang, fabric care senior specialist at P&G, disagrees.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Dec. 2024 -
When one partner disagrees with the other, resist the urge to immediately try to fix things.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Take the recent advice from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, of all people, which suggested verifying phishing emails by checking for spelling errors and grammatical inconsistencies.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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However, there is a fundamental challenge in quantum computing space, as an increasing number of errors arise as the system grows in complexity with a higher number of qubits.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Assad’s fall has also highlighted ideological and sectarian divisions among Iran’s allies that may further fracture the axis’s cohesion.—
Hamidreza Azizi,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Dec. 2024
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Sauer’s tone of reassurance prevails, grounded in the thesis that our divisions rest on a more or less shared moral system.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Dissents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissents. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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