frown (at or on)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for frown (at or on)
Verb
  • Here are six seemingly polite habits that party hosts actually dislike.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
  • In fact, a 2019 Aflac survey of over 1,600 American adults found that 53% reported halting use of company products because of disliking a company’s stance on an issue.
    Lauren Howe, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Verb
  • The second doctor refused to admit her so more tests could be done.
    Keyaira Boone, Essence, 13 June 2025
  • Paul was severely ill, so he was excused from appearing, but Vladimir was taken away by the Bolsheviks after refusing to renounce his father.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2025
Verb
  • But judges reviewing other eligibility cases have rejected this interpretation as construing Alston beyond its actual words.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 June 2025
  • The Dolphins have maintained contact with veteran free agent cornerback Rasul Douglas, who rejected a Miami offer earlier this month.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 June 2025
Verb
  • More respondents disapproved of the major tax and domestic policy legislation under consideration in the Senate at 53% to 27%, with 20% not providing an opinion, Quinnipiac found.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 12 June 2025
  • Majorities of Californians disapprove of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s performance, with a 54% disapproval rating.
    Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
Verb
  • The university in January 2024 denied Tucker’s appeal of the findings.
    Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 4 June 2025
  • Small business owners should not be denied access to their customers because of the government’s desire to place unnecessary restrictions on commerce.
    Julian Canete, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
Verb
  • In a red-and-blue America, people are accustomed to political parties, as much as many deplore them.
    Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2025
  • There is no more point in deploring this more analytic than agitational iteration of Marxism than in celebrating it.
    Benjamin Kunkel, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Why is the Antiquities Act controversial? U.S. states and Congress have previously argued to revoke or restrict the limits of the president's powers under the Antiquities Act, saying it was intended to be narrow in scope.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 13 June 2025
  • McLaughlin said a green card was a privilege that should be revoked for people who support terrorist activity, an allegation the Trump admin has levied against Khalil without backing up.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 13 June 2025
Verb
  • Republican pressure mounts Congressional Republicans have joined the Trump administration in trying to put pressure on sanctuary cities and states in recent months, often by withholding federal support for other services.
    Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
  • Instead of making and enforcing policy through normal political channels, Abusive Federalism delights in threatening to bankrupt Democratic states by withholding their own tax dollars from them.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
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“Frown (at or on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frown%20%28at%20or%20on%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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