as in dissenting
deviating from commonly accepted beliefs or practices
dissident elements within the Catholic Church
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as in dissenter
a person who believes, teaches, or advocates something opposed to accepted beliefs
the conference drew political dissidents of every ilk
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Recent Examples of dissident
Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024
With the Iranian film shot entirely in secret, the teaser for the dissident Iranian filmmaker’s Cannes Special Jury Prize winner centers on a family thrust into the public eye when its patriarch, Iman (Misagh Zare) is named as an investigating judge in Tehran.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2024
The Biden administration Friday unleashed sanctions on more than 500 Russian targets to mark the two-year anniversary of Russia's war in Ukraine and in response to the death of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
O’Brien also calls for the US to more aggressively support foreign dissident movements that threaten these rival governments.
—Connor Okeeffe, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
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Cuban dissident artist and activist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, who is currently jailed in Havana, has invited attendees of the upcoming Havana Biennial to visit him in prison as a part of an art project, the Art Newspaper reported Monday.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024
With the Iranian film shot entirely in secret, the teaser for the dissident Iranian filmmaker’s Cannes Special Jury Prize winner centers on a family thrust into the public eye when its patriarch, Iman (Misagh Zare) is named as an investigating judge in Tehran.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2024
The Biden administration Friday unleashed sanctions on more than 500 Russian targets to mark the two-year anniversary of Russia's war in Ukraine and in response to the death of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
O’Brien also calls for the US to more aggressively support foreign dissident movements that threaten these rival governments.
—Connor Okeeffe, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
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In the dissenting view, the star collapses to the edge of the event horizon and then hovers there, or rebounds and explodes.Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, 26 Feb. 2015
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The document runs to more than a hundred and fifty pages, and for each question there are affirmative and dissenting studies, as well as some that indicate mixed results.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 3 June 2022
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While such incidents have likely tarnished the image of public dissenters in recent years, the effectiveness of legal protest is not to be dismissed.Ryan Smith, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Feedback concerning the project has been fiery: Think 27-hour-long county board meetings, dissenters showing up in Civil War garb and even a letter of opposition from No. 1 history daddy Ken Burns.Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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This prevents Adams from showing the disarming quality that Helena Bonham Carter brought to the eccentric mother figure in the 2010 Toast, an unconventional comic biography of chef Nigel Slater’s maternal fixation.Armond White, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
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From cooking on film sets in Rabat, Morocco, to improvising meals on a Pacific island, O'Connor's unconventional culinary journey laid the foundation for a product that quickly became a go-to for travelers worldwide.Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The collection blends his brand’s bold renegade aesthetic with the hotel’s classic luxury heritage.Ritu Upadhyay, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
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At the center of it all is Tom Cruise returning to one of his most iconic roles as the titular renegade aviator, the years not diluting his spirit so much as making his brashness far more interesting.David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
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The design was by aviation legend Burt Rutan, known for his bold and often maverick creations.Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 27 Jan. 2023
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Sinema has modeled her political approach on the maverick style of the late Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who alienated the grassroots of his party by sometimes crossing the aisle to work with Democrats.Time, Time, 23 Jan. 2023
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Al-Assad was part of the Alawite community, a group seen as heretical by some opposition fighters.Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2024
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Cities Start to Question an American Ideal: A House With a Yard on Every Lot Single-family zoning is practically gospel in America, but a number of officials across the country are starting to make seemingly heretical moves. Sept. 2019 56.The Upshot Staff, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2024
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Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions NERD’s out-there pursuit was low-energy nuclear reactions (LENR)—still popularly known as cold fusion.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Nov. 2024
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There was a lot of performance art – really weird, interesting, out-there performance theaters were going.Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Dissident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissident. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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