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as in disapproval
refusal to accept as right or desirable
considering that he's a member of the old school, his deprecation of contemporary manners isn't surprising
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as in depreciation
the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant
she had low self-esteem, so she made up for it with a near-constant deprecation of other people
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Although Le Pen did not immediately comment, her supporters quickly expressed disapproval.—
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Her supporters quickly expressed their disapproval of the verdict.—
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Musk, Trump’s billionaire backer and advisor, has a famous dislike of Altman.—
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Share likes and dislikes but be mindful of respecting privacy (yours and theirs).—
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The rock legend's public condemnation of Trump is not new.—
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His condemnation was echoed by former CIA, National Security Council and FBI counterterrorism leader Phil Mudd and retired four star Army General Brian McCaffrey.—
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The emotional stories linked with characters portrayed as cold-blooded killers trained by terrorists have left the film amid wide criticism over its intentions.—
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Many of the artists now topping the charts have come under fierce criticism because their lyrics often paint cartel leaders as Robin Hood-esque figures.—
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Newsmax was motivated to raise money through an IPO partly due to the defamation lawsuits against the channel stemming from the 2020 election.—
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In August 2023, Schaffer sued the organization and Smith, individually, claiming he was owed tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid legal fees and accusing the new board of defamation.—
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Even before the recent cuts, watchdog officials considered the agency's thin federal workforce, which oversees more than 60,000 contract employees, to be an an Achilles heel that poses significant risk of fraud, waste, and abuse of taxpayer funds.—
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Authorities were called April 3 to Richmond Hill Elementary School in Augusta regarding a report of child abuse, the report says.—
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The main detraction with these was a less comfortable fit.—
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Many smart investors, among them, several of my colleagues, cannot warm up to these stocks because of such obvious detractions as the lack of new products, patent expirations, and price controls.—
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“Deprecation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deprecation. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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