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
Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
Democrats had opportunities to show their respect for voters and dissident voices.
—Rob Richie, Twin Cities, 12 Mar. 2025
In time for the opening of his retrospective at the Seattle Art Museum today, Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei spoke to T: The New York Times Style Magazine about his life and art.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 12 Mar. 2025
This is familiar to many of us in the Hispanic community whose families fled nations where authoritarian or social regimes called the shots, and dissident voices were questioned about their loyalty to the official cause.
—Julio Fuentes, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025
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Soderbergh and screenwriter David Koepp offer up the touchstones of the espionage genre: banks of computer monitors, dissident Russian generals and fatal weapons systems with ridiculously on-the-nose names.
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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.—
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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.—
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Trump administration live updates Both Trump and Musk have threatened to primary dissenters in the party.—
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Series creator Dan Erickson and his team studied the ways corporate and government whistleblowers have been treated by these entities in real life — dissenters are first fought, and then made to assimilate, Erickson noted.—
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These unconventional or niche markets—whether they’re built around specific lifestyles, cultural shifts, unique services, or underserved consumer segments—can offer less competition, more loyal customers, and a sharper opportunity to stand out.—
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Turn a Closet into a Book Nook In this bedroom, as well as the other two in the house, Allison made the unconventional decision to remove the closets.—
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The renegades were attempting to void the ACC’s grant-of-rights agreement, which would clear them to join the SEC or Big Ten.—
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Sports Illustrated even called for UM to disband what was seen then as a renegade football program led by a coach playing by his own rules.—
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The design was by aviation legend Burt Rutan, known for his bold and often maverick creations.—
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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.—
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People are angry’: Fear and chaos grip San Diego’s 47,000-strong federal workforce Historic or heretical?—
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Join this tactical, practical, and heretical discussion between Meredith Whittaker, President of Signal and leading advocate for secure communication, and author, professor, host of the Remarkable People podcast, and Chief Evangelist of Canva Guy Kawasaki.—
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Every decade in fact seems to have had its own rabble-rouser whose shunning of norms have pushed the medium further and further, even if their own material was too out-there to gain a wide audience.—
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An out-there premise, for sure, but one that has so far worked out better than anyone had a right to expect.—
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“Dissident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissident. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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