frowns (at or on)

present tense third-person singular of frown (at or on)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for frowns (at or on)
Verb
  • The end result is that no one dislikes him, and Lee’s day passes without much friction, which doesn’t make for blistering TV.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Nobody dislikes uncertainty more than the markets dislike uncertainty.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • If Taiwan refuses to capitulate in a quarantine or blockade, an invasion could follow.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Selma Blair refuses to sugarcoat what life with multiple sclerosis looks like.
    Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Saft deplores this conciliatory blandness.
    Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • China strongly deplores and firmly opposes the move.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Dunbar sued the company in 2022, alleging that the production failed to accommodate his belief in the tenets of the Congregation of Universal Wisdom, which disapproves of vaccines and other medical interventions.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The Disneyland Paris backstory focuses on mining company owner Henry Ravenswood who disapproves of his daughter Melanie’s engagement but dies before the wedding.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Cuomo denies Bennett’s allegations.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Prince Andrew denies Virginia Giuffre relationship In 2011, Andrew quit his role as Britain's roving trade ambassador, partly because of his friendship with Epstein.
    Michael Holden, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • If Giolito rejects the offer and signs with another team, the Red Sox would receive a draft pick after the fourth round as compensation.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The business software maker on Wednesday unveiled an optimistic, multiyear financial roadmap that rejects the sluggish-growth narrative that has been dogging the stock.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Frowns (at or on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frowns%20%28at%20or%20on%29. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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