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Common collocations with object in American Collocation

object verb intransitive

US /əbˈdʒekt/

a lot

bitterly
fundamentally
greatly
strenuously
strongly
vehemently
vigorously
violently

When he realized what the medical data was being used for, he objected strenuously.

in a particular way

formally
legally
publicly

All the affected local authorities formally objected to the proposals.

consistently

consistently

In these discussions he consistently objected to any directives that were clearly in contravention of existing international law.

loudly

loudly
vociferously

The defence lawyers objected vociferously to the display of the money, saying that the prosecution had not proved its origin.

at first

initially

Even the men who initially objected to doing manual work eventually helped out.

when you think someone is right

conscientiously
rightly

Feminists rightly object to such demeaning portrayals of their sex.