disagreed

past tense of disagree

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of disagreed Roberts disagreed with the majority of his colleagues about whether the National Trust for Historic Preservation – which objects to the design of the ballroom – can meet the legal standard for showing it would be sufficiently harmed by the project. Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 The case has spanned three district attorney’s office administrations, which have disagreed over how to handle it. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 There, the president’s order and the post office rule enforcing it will certainly be opposed by the Court’s three liberal justices, who disagreed with the conclusion that opponents had filed their case too soon. Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026 After the Fed's July meeting, investors were fairly certain of a rate hike in September, especially considering that three members of the Federal Open Market Committee disagreed with the majority's decision to keep interest rates steady. Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 Wilkinson disagreed on that count, too, saying the FCC guidance is not a final order because the FCC is still reviewing the candidates’ application. Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026 That touched off several years of legal confusion, including lower court rulings that disagreed with each other. Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026 In an unprecedented turn of events, nobody disagreed with the rankings. Zach Harper, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 According to correspondence reviewed by ProPublica, the Joint Staff disagreed with the Army acting secretary, who said in a February 2025 memo that the program was redundant and recommended Congress repeal the law that set it in motion. Megan Rose, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disagreed
Verb
  • Prosecutors objected to the involuntary manslaughter instructions, as well as a defense request to include instructions about a Bowden charge, which lets the jury know the police investigation was not sufficient.
    Sumiko Corley, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
  • But her mother objected to her art-making and would take away her art supplies.
    Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Gomez dissented and criticized the FCC for making the decision behind closed doors, with no public docket or call for public comments.
    Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The three liberal justices dissented from the Supreme Court's ruling.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • During Wednesday’s council presentation, city staff responded to those concerns by explaining how rates were set, how bids were evaluated and why the process differed from the water and sewer rate increases.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • However, his statement differed from the witness who described what happened.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Eaton Fire survivors also protested outside a reception Monday evening that Newsom hosted for legislators at the historic Governor’s Mansion.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The term was coined by Wall Street veteran Ed Yardeni in the 1980s, referring to traders who protested huge deficits by selling off bonds to push yields higher.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

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“Disagreed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disagreed. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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