1
as in to reject
to be unwilling to grant
the committee disapproved the proposal to allow casino gambling in the state
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2
as in to refuse
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
disapproved the first set of blueprints submitted by the firm
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Recent Examples of disapprove
Overall, Trump’s approval dipped down to 45%, with a majority of 53% disapproving.
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Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2025
This compares to Quinnipiac's poll released June 11, when 38% approved and 54% disapproved.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 27 June 2025
But while public opinion has swayed towards Trump on border security and deportations, polling shows that a majority of Americans disapprove of the president’s position on modifying birthright citizenship, with a recent Pew survey measuring 56% opposed to his executive order and just 43% in favor.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
Although Benchley didn’t explicitly mention disapproving of how the film handles class, the movie’s differences from its source material are hard to miss.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
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Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2025
This compares to Quinnipiac's poll released June 11, when 38% approved and 54% disapproved.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 27 June 2025
But while public opinion has swayed towards Trump on border security and deportations, polling shows that a majority of Americans disapprove of the president’s position on modifying birthright citizenship, with a recent Pew survey measuring 56% opposed to his executive order and just 43% in favor.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
Although Benchley didn’t explicitly mention disapproving of how the film handles class, the movie’s differences from its source material are hard to miss.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disapprove
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New York Senator Julia Salazar, who was among the electeds observing hearings Thursday called for New Yorkers to reject what is happening inside lower Manhattan immigration courts.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2025
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Last summer, West Ham had a verbal offer of £15m rejected by Al Ittihad for midfielder N’Golo Kante, then 33.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
4 July 2025
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Prioritizing TikTok Shop's growth could motivate ByteDance to back down from refusing to sell the app, but ultimately, China would still need to sign off, Trump has said.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 July 2025
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In both cases, as there was no misconduct, there were no apologies offered and no admission of guilt, in an effort to protect their reputations by refusing contrition for their journalism.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
7 July 2025
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So with his conviction and prison stay, Larson was denied access.—
Savannah Leigh Richardson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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Paxton, during the trial, denied having the affair.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Disney officials declined to comment on individual plans out of respect for all guests.—
Jasmine Mendez
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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Cal Fire officials declined to comment on whether either of the companies has had prior violations or enforcement actions, citing the active investigation.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 July 2025
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“Disapprove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disapprove. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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