objects (to)

Definition of objects (to)next
present tense third-person singular of object (to)
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Verb
  • Woman, Life, Freedom protests The 2020 election of Joe Biden led to tentative efforts to restore the JCPOA, but any progress made was squashed by the 2021 election of hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi as president of Iran.
    Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Then that correction gets a correction from Andy, who protests that Lisa was really only a villain her last year of Housewives.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Lauersdorf is always willing to answer constituent concerns, and never complains, said Heritage Homeowners’ Association vice president Jennifer Samuels in a Facebook post promoting the fundraising effort.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The narrator in Pseudo-Quintilian’s fiction complains of the unfairness of the bout.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In character as a free spirit who scorns social convention, Davis is all haughty tosses of the head and sneering lines.
    Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
  • In between the first two Godfather films, Cazale acted in another Coppola film, The Conversation (1974), playing Stan, an assistant to a meticulous and devout surveillance expert (Gene Hackman) who scorns Stan’s irreverent attitude to their work.
    René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In an oppositional reading, the reader understands the dominant ideology expressed in the text but rejects it and interprets the text in an alternative way.
    Shepherd Mpofu, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
  • And with its bare Instagram presence, Antigone rejects polish for rawness, allowing the strength of its curation to speak for itself.
    Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Objects (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objects%20%28to%29. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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