as in dissenting
deviating from commonly accepted beliefs or practices
dissident elements within the Catholic Church
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as in dissenter
a person who believes, teaches, or advocates something opposed to accepted beliefs
the conference drew political dissidents of every ilk
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Recent Examples of dissident
Josh Weiss, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Iran was, of course, never going to submit the dissident filmmaker’s scorching indictment of Iranian patriarchy to the Oscars.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
Cannes award-winning drama-thriller The Seed Of The Sacred Fig from Neon, filmed in secret by dissident Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, opened to $33k for the three-day weekend on 3 screens and $50k for the five-day Thanksgiving frame.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2024
The capacity of civil society to serve as a place where dissident voices can speak out is fundamental to democratic freedom.
—Johann Neem / Made By History, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025
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The single pop of dissident color throughout, provided by Charlotte’s blue raincoat, reminds us of what lies beyond the drab borders of the new German empire.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Iran was, of course, never going to submit the dissident filmmaker’s scorching indictment of Iranian patriarchy to the Oscars.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
Cannes award-winning drama-thriller The Seed Of The Sacred Fig from Neon, filmed in secret by dissident Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, opened to $33k for the three-day weekend on 3 screens and $50k for the five-day Thanksgiving frame.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2024
The capacity of civil society to serve as a place where dissident voices can speak out is fundamental to democratic freedom.
—Johann Neem / Made By History, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissident
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In the dissenting view, the star collapses to the edge of the event horizon and then hovers there, or rebounds and explodes.—
Corey S. Powell,
Discover Magazine,
26 Feb. 2015
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The document runs to more than a hundred and fifty pages, and for each question there are affirmative and dissenting studies, as well as some that indicate mixed results.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
3 June 2022
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Though Trump inherits a Republican House and Senate, their majorities are marginal, and moderate party dissenters may frustrate his agenda.—
Sharece Thrower,
The Conversation,
20 Jan. 2025
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While Zuckerberg's new policies have sparked internal debate and dissent at Meta, the CEO may welcome an exodus of dissenters as a sort of voluntary lay-off.—
Scott Rosenberg,
Axios,
11 Jan. 2025
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Two of this year’s contenders hope to chart an unconventional path.—
Kyle Buchanan,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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While some praised his unconventional love life, many were far from impressed.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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To someone, the renegade and pop-culture memes might be worth a few months’ rent.—
Hank Sanders,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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The renegades’ aim was to alert the people in their outies’ lives of the horrors innies experience.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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The design was by aviation legend Burt Rutan, known for his bold and often maverick creations.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2023
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Sinema has modeled her political approach on the maverick style of the late Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who alienated the grassroots of his party by sometimes crossing the aisle to work with Democrats.—
Time,
Time,
23 Jan. 2023
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Al-Assad was part of the Alawite community, a group seen as heretical by some opposition fighters.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Detroit Free Press,
8 Dec. 2024
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Cities Start to Question an American Ideal: A House With a Yard on Every Lot Single-family zoning is practically gospel in America, but a number of officials across the country are starting to make seemingly heretical moves. Sept. 2019 56.—
The Upshot Staff,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2024
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Despite their myriad out-there elements, his books were often optioned for films, but only one was ever made — Gus Van Sant’s 1993 adaptation of Cowgirls, which was a critical and commercial flop.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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That’s probably the most out-there aspect of the show.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Dissident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissident. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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