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as in grievance
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
a warning that if there were any more complaints, we were turning around and not going to the beach after all
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as in objection
a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent
the condo development proceeded despite the complaints of the neighborhood residents
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as in indictment
a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person
filed a complaint in court
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as in disease
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
takes a slew of medicines for his many complaints
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Recent Examples of complaint
American Express investigated the complaint and sided with the Akeos, issuing a chargeback of more than $116,000 in September 2022, their attorney said.
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Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, civilians and rescue teams have been raising complaints that a shortage of heavy machinery, as well as a lack of assistance from the military government, have been hampering rescue efforts.
—Ross Adkin, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
The judges, including guest judges fashion designer Law Roach and actress June Diane Raphael, loved the queens' walks with their protégés, but had some minor complaints for Lexi, Onya and Jewels.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
England’s head coach at the time, the late Terry Venables, condemned the behaviour and the Press Complaints Commission received several hundred complaints.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Forced into closed quarters, the siblings must confront and work through unresolved grievances that had been building for years.—
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But in the process of airing the administration's grievances, the document specifically calls out a Smithsonian display for accurately describing our current scientific understanding of race.—
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Schumer has received backlash since helping to avert a government shutdown by aiding the Republicans in passing their stopgap spending plan over the objection of the majority of his fellow Democratic Senators and House Democrats.—
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Home demolished During winter break at the University of Idaho, a demolition began of the home where the murders took place, over the objections of some of the victims' family members.—
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According to an indictment, Hedges worked at three U.S. Postal Service offices in Brockton — about a 20-mile drive south from Boston — between October 2020 and August 2023.—
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In November 2024, a superseding indictment was unsealed in a Brooklyn federal court for charges stemming from murders allegedly ordered and committed by national leaders, members and associates of MS-13.—
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This ultimately translates into more people that will get infected with these diseases, with the potential of spreading it to all Americans, including White Americans in urban neighborhoods.—
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Five to 10 percent of people with ALS have a family member with the disease.—
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The motor produces a whine that is noticeable but not distracting.—
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Israel Hernandez heard the faint whine of sirens outside his Wilmington apartment and looked up just in time to see a minivan crash into another vehicle as police gave chase.—
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Rather than being an exception, this is a relatively standard expectation in tech startups.—
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The exception to this rule is reblooming varieties such as Endless Summer® and 'White Wedding', which bloom on both old and new growth.—
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In a very short time, the ad landscape was turned on its head, and in the process magazines wholly reliant on the sale of expensive ads shrank in terms of page count and relevance.—
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Carpenter could serve up to 10 years in prison with up to three years of supervised release, pay a maximum fine of $250,000 and a fee of $100 for each count, according to the plea agreement.—
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Being in debt is associated with other ailments, including back pain and obesity.—
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In fact, there’s no medical terminology whatsoever for all the ailments your beloved child will introduce into your life.—
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“Complaint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complaint. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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