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
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented from the decision, writing that both rulings should have been reversed.
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ABC News, 18 May 2026
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Even when the Fed cut rates, Miran dissented in favor of larger cuts.
—Matt Peterson,steve Liesman, CNBC, 15 May 2026
No justices publicly dissented.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Conservative Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented.
—Jessica Hullinger, TheWeek, 15 May 2026
Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented publicly.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 14 May 2026
Only Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
The contract ended with another 2-1 where Simmons dissented, claiming the county was throwing the money away.
—Rachel Royster
may 12, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026
ABC News, 18 May 2026
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Even when the Fed cut rates, Miran dissented in favor of larger cuts.
—Matt Peterson,steve Liesman, CNBC, 15 May 2026
No justices publicly dissented.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Conservative Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented.
—Jessica Hullinger, TheWeek, 15 May 2026
Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented publicly.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 14 May 2026
Only Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
The contract ended with another 2-1 where Simmons dissented, claiming the county was throwing the money away.
—Rachel Royster
may 12, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissented
disagreed
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Reports from the United Nations’ International Civil Aviation Organization and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights disagreed, concluding the Brothers to the Rescue planes were still in international airspace when they were shot down.—
Carmen Sesin,
NBC news,
20 May 2026
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Many exiles, however, disagreed with that view and said the incident had only renewed their hatred for Castro.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
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