1
as in to reject
to be unwilling to grant
the committee disapproved the proposal to allow casino gambling in the state
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2
as in to refuse
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
disapproved the first set of blueprints submitted by the firm
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Recent Examples of disapprove
Overall, Trump’s approval dipped down to 45%, with a majority of 53% disapproving.
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Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2025
This compares to Quinnipiac's poll released June 11, when 38% approved and 54% disapproved.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 27 June 2025
But while public opinion has swayed towards Trump on border security and deportations, polling shows that a majority of Americans disapprove of the president’s position on modifying birthright citizenship, with a recent Pew survey measuring 56% opposed to his executive order and just 43% in favor.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
Although Benchley didn’t explicitly mention disapproving of how the film handles class, the movie’s differences from its source material are hard to miss.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
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Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2025
This compares to Quinnipiac's poll released June 11, when 38% approved and 54% disapproved.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 27 June 2025
But while public opinion has swayed towards Trump on border security and deportations, polling shows that a majority of Americans disapprove of the president’s position on modifying birthright citizenship, with a recent Pew survey measuring 56% opposed to his executive order and just 43% in favor.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
Although Benchley didn’t explicitly mention disapproving of how the film handles class, the movie’s differences from its source material are hard to miss.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disapprove
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New York’s 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Maxwell’s appeal effort last year, finding that the deal drawn up in 2007 and approved the following year only protected Epstein and his coconspirators in South Florida.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
15 July 2025
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If anyone else tries such commands, the AGI and ASI reject them summarily.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Prioritizing TikTok Shop's growth could motivate ByteDance to back down from refusing to sell the app, but ultimately, China would still need to sign off, Trump has said.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 July 2025
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In both cases, as there was no misconduct, there were no apologies offered and no admission of guilt, in an effort to protect their reputations by refusing contrition for their journalism.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
7 July 2025
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So with his conviction and prison stay, Larson was denied access.—
Savannah Leigh Richardson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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There are few templates for denying a nomination to a statewide incumbent in Connecticut, but Lamont is more familiar than most with what’s required: primarily, a compelling reason to reject someone.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
10 July 2025
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The important storyline over those weeks is about untapped potential, not declining numbers.—
Lindsey Darvin,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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This story has been updated to note the FBI declined to comment.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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“Disapprove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disapprove. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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