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as in protester
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as in quibbler
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Recent Examples of objector
The most explicit objector was Vance, who has been consistently opposed to foreign adventurism, and to this Iran war in particular.
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Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
But that decision has now been overruled after Haley and a second objector appealed it to the 16th Judicial Circuit Court.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
One objector is Katie Brydon, a 25-year resident of Northglenn and a licensed addiction counselor.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2025
There are unanswered overtures from the choir’s pianist Horner (Robert Emms), a soft, vulnerable young man whose conscientious-objector status renders him a fellow outsider.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 Oct. 2025
Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
But that decision has now been overruled after Haley and a second objector appealed it to the 16th Judicial Circuit Court.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
One objector is Katie Brydon, a 25-year resident of Northglenn and a licensed addiction counselor.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2025
There are unanswered overtures from the choir’s pianist Horner (Robert Emms), a soft, vulnerable young man whose conscientious-objector status renders him a fellow outsider.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for objector
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Several federal prosecutors who had worked on the Feeding Our Future cases resigned earlier this year in the wake of the death of protester Renee Good, who was fatally shot in January by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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Amirhossein Hatami, an 18-year-old protester, was one of those 10 protesters.—
Somayeh Malekian,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
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At the same time, many national security proponents and experts in the intelligence community argue that such restrictions would impede law enforcement efforts and pose severe national security risks.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
26 Apr. 2026
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Last Tuesday, the California Secretary of State reported that proponents, led by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, had turned in more than enough valid signatures to county registrars, ensuring that voters will be given an opportunity to restore the original intent of Proposition 13.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
26 Apr. 2026
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Your relentless faultfinder—everybody has one—is quick to judge, minimize your accomplishments or demote you to an underdog.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
12 Apr. 2021
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All of that would be intriguing even if the founders of Deep Voodoo weren’t South Park instigators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
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Hawkins joked that Heckel is usually the instigator of any trash talk between them, but there hasn’t been much jawing ahead of Monday’s second-round NCAA Tournament game.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
22 Mar. 2026
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Originally conceived by French transport designer Mathieu L'Hopitault, we were told that the next step was to have a rolling demonstrator prototype ready for testing.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Apr. 2026
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Georgia State Patrol officers detain a demonstrator on the campus of Emory University during a pro-Palestinian demonstration on April 25, 2024, in Atlanta.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Maybe that’s why, compared with some other kinds of nitpickers, pop critics can seem especially extraneous.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Mayor Johnson pointed to a visit with Jackson to Selma, Alabama, to commemorate Bloody Sunday — the infamous day in 1965 in which some 600 marchers set off from Selma headed for the state capital of Montgomery in response to a shooting that killed a civil rights activist.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Nearly 61 years ago, Americans watched in horror as peaceful marchers in Selma, Alabama, were attacked for demanding the right to vote.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Hegseth largely declined to provide specifics, instead denouncing critics as defeatists, questioning their patriotism and insisting the mission had broad public support.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
29 Apr. 2026
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Now there is a British tendency to be slightly defeatist.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Objector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objector. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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