as in exception
a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent
pardon me, but I have an objection to any plan that requires staying out all night
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Recent Examples of objection
In September, the California Energy Commission will decide whether to let NextEra Energy Resources build a 400-megawatt battery plant on prime farmland north of San Francisco over the objection of residents and county officials who’ve restricted such projects to industrial areas.
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Bloomberg, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
In response, the government has filed an objection.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Edwina Elcox, a longtime criminal defense attorney in Boise, agreed that chain of custody objections rarely succeed.
—Kevin Fixler
april 23, Idaho Statesman, 23 Apr. 2026
Last December, Gbollie was allowed to go into diversion, over an objection by the Alameda County District Attorney’s office.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Bloomberg, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
In response, the government has filed an objection.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Edwina Elcox, a longtime criminal defense attorney in Boise, agreed that chain of custody objections rarely succeed.
—Kevin Fixler
april 23, Idaho Statesman, 23 Apr. 2026
Last December, Gbollie was allowed to go into diversion, over an objection by the Alameda County District Attorney’s office.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for objection
Noun
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Avdija took exception to Castle’s actions and shoved him.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Future observations, especially across more wavelengths and with next-generation detectors, will be crucial to confirm whether this behavior is typical or a rare exception.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The agency did not directly address whether the transition could affect service continuity, instead directing questions about services to the county, which will take over many programs.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The most prominent question is his slight 6-foot, 181-pound frame.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The fraud scheme netted $20 million from fraudulent loans that Davis and Evins used to buy real estate, jewelry and cars, according to the complaint.—
Ryan Gaydos OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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After Navarro filed a complaint alleging the work had been wrongly kept from her, a Madrid judge, acting with the support of prosecutors, ordered Spain’s Ministry of Culture to take custody of it citing its potential importance to the country’s historical heritage.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There was also a fan protest held outside of the FIFA Congress on Thursday in Vancouver.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Activists have staged protests on the beach in Wismar calling for its liberation, while others have supported new ideas about how the whale could be transported.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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His first collection, Death of a Naturalist, was published by Faber and Faber in 1966 and was followed by eleven other volumes of poetry, as well as collections of literary criticism, anthologies, translations, and verse plays.—
Nick Laird,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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With Minnesota viewing them as soft, the Nuggets hardly seem bothered by the criticism.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Their immediate challenge is that the ruling came down well after filing deadlines for this year’s primary elections — and in some cases, after those primary elections have been held.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Issue One, an advocacy group tracking redistricting nationwide, said changing maps for 2026 could be difficult because many states have already held primaries and legal challenges would place significant obstacles before the general election.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Objection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objection. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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