as in dislike
a strong feeling of not liking or approving
independent-minded people who seem to have an allergy to any control from the government
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Recent Examples of allergy
Tightly woven, strong fibers with low pile heights (thinner) also shed less, another boon for little crawlers with allergies.
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Briana Feigon, Architectural Digest, 24 Feb. 2025
However, many people with wheat allergies do buy gluten-free products or order from gluten-free menus due to overlap and availability.5
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—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 21 Feb. 2025
Food allergies occur when the body's immune system reacts to certain proteins in food.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
Honey Will Cure Your Allergies Limited evidence suggests that honey may help improve some allergies.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 15 Feb. 2025
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Briana Feigon, Architectural Digest, 24 Feb. 2025
However, many people with wheat allergies do buy gluten-free products or order from gluten-free menus due to overlap and availability.5
3.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 21 Feb. 2025
Food allergies occur when the body's immune system reacts to certain proteins in food.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
Honey Will Cure Your Allergies Limited evidence suggests that honey may help improve some allergies.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allergy
Noun
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Wray still had three years left in his 10-year term, but resigned after the President signaled his intent to fire him, likely due to his dislike of the FBI’s investigation into whether there was a plan to overturn the 2020 election.—
Solcyré Burga,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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His semi-acknowledged dislike of the Canadian rapper, who ruled the twenty-tens, erupted in exquisite fashion; Lamar’s denigrations not only of the man but of what the man represents catapulted him to the stratosphere.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Democrats, blinded by their hatred of him, have ignored this.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Debra Messing, who has produced a new documentary on (horseshoe-theory) antisemitism called October 8, has been one of Hollywood’s few intensely admirable exceptions, calling out anti-Jewish hatred with a fierce constancy over the past 16 months.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Other users expressed distaste with Taylor specifically for willingly being around him.—
Stephanie Andrade,
StyleCaster,
9 Feb. 2025
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Emmitt Smith is the latest Dallas Cowboys alum to express distaste with the decisions that owner Jerry Jones has made for 2025.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Allergy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allergy. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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