as in to object (to)
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Some suffragists argued that immigrants opposed suffrage for women and prohibition, and therefore immigrant voting posed a threat to their agenda.—
Time,
Time,
19 May 2025 -
Presidents of both parties have opposed these kinds of policy blocks.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
Verb
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The house was built for folks who, well, clearly hate other folks intruding on their space.—
TJ Macias,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2025
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Thirty years apart, these two events remind us that no single reason or justification has ever been required to hate or to kill Jews.—
Rabbi David Wolpe,
Time,
23 May 2025
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Opposing fans loathe him, and opposing players have no love for him, either.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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Other cast members include John’s sister, Jennifer, and her boyfriend, Greg; Shawna’s park friend Ty and his wife, Julie; Shawna’s mother, Mama D; and the mother-in-law her commenters love to loathe, Barb.—
Sara Belcher,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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“Dissent (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissent%20%28from%29. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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