TOOK EXCEPTION Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

took exception

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past tense of take exception

as in objected

to present an opposing opinion or argument He took exception to my comments on standardized testing.

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Recent Examples of took exception Newsom's office responds Meanwhile, Newsom's office took exception to Chen's comments. — James Ward, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2026 Reddington also took exception to the prosecution's description of injuries to Clancy's neck and wrists, which had been called superficial. — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 30 July 2026 The play was a no-call, but Clark took exception to the physicality and yelled at the closest official. — James Boyd, New York Times, 19 July 2026 But one famous name took exception to Harris’ perspective on her own life — Jon Lovitz, who was a close friend of Hefner’s, and even attended his wedding to Harris. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026 Mickelson’s spokeswoman also took exception to that report, which Shipnuck referenced in his story. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

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took issue

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The defense took issue with the final jury, which included no black people.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2026
Critics took issue with some of the recordings, particularly those in which Kulusich appears to kiss Peter Pan on the cheek or get down on one knee to propose to him.

— Alexis Mikulski Ruiz, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2026

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