as in whined
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
the time-honored tradition of new recruits complaining about the food in the mess hall
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Fans have complained that his awards wins and nominations have been far from commensurate with his level of popularity.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Customers have also complained about staffing levels.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
The trustee told police that Hatch complained about being incarcerated and lifted her pant leg to show her home detention ankle bracelet.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Oct. 2024
Authorities in India have summoned executives of a ticketing platform after furious Coldplay fans failed to secure tickets for the British rock band’s coming concerts in Mumbai and complained about unchecked scalping.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
People complained about a strong chemical smell and haze for many miles around the BioLab plant in Conyers, about 25 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.
—Jeff Martin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
And critics of all stripes have complained about greenwashing—the practice of overstating ESG efforts by companies and investors.
—Robert G. Eccles, Harvard Business Review, 1 Oct. 2024
SpaceX has complained publicly that the FAA has been slow to approve the license for Starship’s fifth flight test, which involves far more ambitious testing objectives than the previous flight.
—Reuters, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Customers have also complained about staffing levels.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
The trustee told police that Hatch complained about being incarcerated and lifted her pant leg to show her home detention ankle bracelet.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Oct. 2024
Authorities in India have summoned executives of a ticketing platform after furious Coldplay fans failed to secure tickets for the British rock band’s coming concerts in Mumbai and complained about unchecked scalping.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
People complained about a strong chemical smell and haze for many miles around the BioLab plant in Conyers, about 25 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.
—Jeff Martin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
And critics of all stripes have complained about greenwashing—the practice of overstating ESG efforts by companies and investors.
—Robert G. Eccles, Harvard Business Review, 1 Oct. 2024
SpaceX has complained publicly that the FAA has been slow to approve the license for Starship’s fifth flight test, which involves far more ambitious testing objectives than the previous flight.
—Reuters, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Complained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complained. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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