as in disagreed
to have a different opinion
anyone who dissented was encouraged to speak out while they had the chance
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Recent Examples of dissented
Three dissented, among them former Attorney General Robert Jackson, who saw the greater danger to our nation’s principles even during a war for our very survival.
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Tom Campbell,
Oc Register,
4 July 2026
Three of the court's conservatives, Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch, dissented, saying Trump's order was fully lawful.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
The court’s liberal bloc — Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson — dissented on the Equal Protection issue, while agreeing in part that the Title IX claim failed in a seemingly unanimous 9-0 agreement.
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Jackson Thompson Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
Justice Brett Kavanaugh also dissented from the court's ruling on 14th Amendment grounds but said federal law clearly makes birthright citizenship widely available.
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Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
30 June 2026
Three liberal justices dissented, urging case-by-case review of transgender athletes.
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Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch dissented.
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Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Councilmember George Fuller dissented.
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Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
Judge Judith Rogers, who was nominated by Democratic President Bill Clinton, joined Wilkins’ majority opinion but also partially dissented.
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Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2026
Tom Campbell,
Oc Register,
4 July 2026
Three of the court's conservatives, Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch, dissented, saying Trump's order was fully lawful.
—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
The court’s liberal bloc — Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson — dissented on the Equal Protection issue, while agreeing in part that the Title IX claim failed in a seemingly unanimous 9-0 agreement.
—
Jackson Thompson Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
Justice Brett Kavanaugh also dissented from the court's ruling on 14th Amendment grounds but said federal law clearly makes birthright citizenship widely available.
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Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
30 June 2026
Three liberal justices dissented, urging case-by-case review of transgender athletes.
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Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch dissented.
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Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Councilmember George Fuller dissented.
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Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
Judge Judith Rogers, who was nominated by Democratic President Bill Clinton, joined Wilkins’ majority opinion but also partially dissented.
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Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissented
disagreed
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However, senior administration officials became worried that users might be able to circumvent Fable 5’s guardrails — though experts disagreed over the severity of the risk.
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At the time, Kil, who was then serving as a faculty advisor for Students for Justice in Palestine, told The Times that students disagreed with Blutinger’s views.
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“Dissented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissented. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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