nonfans

noun

plural of nonfan
as in detractors

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  1. detractors
  2. critics
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  • And many Trump detractors have drawn parallels to Anthony Scaramucci’s infamous 11-day stint as White House communications director in 2017.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
  • There are a whole lot of reasons to have a whole lot of concerns about the harm artificial intelligence can cause, which explains why the technology has so many detractors.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of detractors
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  • Many of his domestic critics have faulted him for prolonging the war in Gaza to appease his far-right allies, and for permitting ultra-Orthodox Jews to forgo military service to appease that sizable religious voter bloc.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Following backlash, Crawford removed the post from her X timeline on Sunday afternoon and apologized for violating the network’s standards, amid complaints from internal and external critics about the post to CBS News leadership.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
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“Nonfans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonfans. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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