as in conflicting
not being in agreement or harmony their disagreeing accounts of what happened that night make me wonder if either is telling the truth
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as in dissenting
to have a different opinion the leader thought we were still headed north on the trail, but I disagreed
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Recent Examples of disagreeing
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026 Despite some online commentators with large followings publicly disagreeing with the president's decision—and many legacy media outlets eagerly highlighting their comments to try and sow division—the MAGA base is not wavering one bit. —Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026 But The Daily Show’s conceit of having four Trumps disagreeing with each other in a Sports Shouting–style debate show was very fun. —Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026 That range spans about 370 parts-per-billion between the various estimates, with some overlapping with Fermilab’s experimental data and others, particularly from the older R-ratio methods, disagreeing with Fermilab’s data at greater than the 5-sigma threshold. —Big Think, 19 Mar. 2026 Should the punishment for disagreeing with the government be the death of your business? —Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026 During Sunday's episode of the singing competition show, Underwood and Bryan faced multiple hurdles after disagreeing on whether certain contestants deserved to advance to the next round. —Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026 Until now, the idea that the secretary of defense would accuse a lawmaker of treason simply for disagreeing with him would be laughable. —Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026 An officer who concluded from digital evidence that Christine Banfield was behind the social media account was later transferred in what Carroll said was punishment for disagreeing with a theory favored by the department's higher-ups. —CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
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In the San Francisco lawsuit, Anthropic claims it is being shut out for disagreeing with the administration. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026 Despite some online commentators with large followings publicly disagreeing with the president's decision—and many legacy media outlets eagerly highlighting their comments to try and sow division—the MAGA base is not wavering one bit. —Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026 But The Daily Show’s conceit of having four Trumps disagreeing with each other in a Sports Shouting–style debate show was very fun. —Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026 That range spans about 370 parts-per-billion between the various estimates, with some overlapping with Fermilab’s experimental data and others, particularly from the older R-ratio methods, disagreeing with Fermilab’s data at greater than the 5-sigma threshold. —Big Think, 19 Mar. 2026 Should the punishment for disagreeing with the government be the death of your business? —Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026 During Sunday's episode of the singing competition show, Underwood and Bryan faced multiple hurdles after disagreeing on whether certain contestants deserved to advance to the next round. —Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026 Until now, the idea that the secretary of defense would accuse a lawmaker of treason simply for disagreeing with him would be laughable. —Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026 An officer who concluded from digital evidence that Christine Banfield was behind the social media account was later transferred in what Carroll said was punishment for disagreeing with a theory favored by the department's higher-ups. —CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disagreeing
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There are like three conflicting things.— Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2026
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The idea was that enough conflicting information would tire people out.— Lauren Cassidy, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
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As recently as September, a bill to approve Iron Dome supplemental funding passed in the House with only nine dissenting votes.— Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
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In dissenting remarks in 2025, Sotomayor slammed the court's decision.— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
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In addition to reinforcing the fiduciary standards that are already in place for community associations, this will help to establish stronger grounds for claims involving unilateral acts by directors, inadequate reserve planning, inconsistent rules enforcement, or failures in management oversight.— Evonne Andris, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
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Maybe—but the effects are likely to be modest and inconsistent.— Patricia Weiser, Verywell Health, 9 Apr. 2026
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Durkan later drove her point home by objecting to all late-file matters again on Wednesday before they were read into the record — drawing the ire of Councilor Miniard Culpepper, who sponsored the two orders and will have to file them again next week.— Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
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Kudos to the owners of the Tampa Bay Bucs for not throwing a hissy fit and objecting to the Jaguars playing an entire season so close to Tampa.— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
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Canada and Mexico are taking differing stances ahead of a renegotiation of the North American trade agreement.— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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The race is a battle between four Democrats with differing experience and priorities seeking to represent District 8, which includes Sherman Heights, Logan Heights, San Ysidro, Otay Mesa, Nestor and Palm City.— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
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Video obtained by The News shows the victim arguing with the dog owner when a woman in red storms up and starts swinging.— Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
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The West Texas project recently received the largest air pollution permit ever granted in the US, while Musk’s Memphis project has faced multiple lawsuits arguing the gas turbines are worsening air quality in historically Black communities.— Mark Chediak, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
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