DISOBLIGES Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

disobliges

verb

present tense third-person singular of disoblige

as in troubles

to cause discomfort to or trouble for didn't want to disoblige her relatives by spending the night at their place

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The asymmetry—Anthropic penalized while OpenAI was not—is what troubles him most.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 June 2026
But what really troubles him is something larger.

— Clay Chandler, semafor.com, 19 June 2026

Definition of troubles

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And spreading that economic boom beyond a handful of AI companies is quickly becoming a national priority, as the White House weighs taking stakes in frontier labs and politicians float new ways to tax them.

— Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 2 July 2026
The glide bomb weighs 250 kilograms, putting it on par with the Russian FAB-250.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of weighs

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If that bothers you, then a significant projection for Bo Nix’s season will make your skin crawl.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 July 2026
What bothers me more is when passengers take up valuable overhead bin space with personal items like backpacks and jackets before everyone has finished boarding.

— Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 July 2026

Definition of bothers

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Tilling or plowing in the summer disturbs the soil's delicate ecosystem and exposes moist soil to rapid water loss.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 24 June 2026
The pier in Michigan City’s Washington Park disturbs the natural flow of sand along the lakeshore, creating new land east of the pier but starving beaches to the west, an erosion problem repeated by other manmade structures that jut out into Lake Michigan.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026

Definition of disturbs

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The National Weather Service puts out warnings and watches for intense forecasts.

— Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Ask About Restocking Schedules Not all HomeGoods locations restock on the same schedule, so don’t be afraid to ask an employee when your store typically puts out new merchandise.

— Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2026

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