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as in resisted
to refuse to give in to
I will continue to oppose any attempts to infringe upon our civil liberties
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as in fought
to strive to reduce or eliminate
we must oppose ignorance and prejudice wherever and whenever they arise
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Recent Examples of opposed
Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Job opportunities or not, Near West Side community members and local advocates remain opposed to the use of the public housing land for a soccer facility.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
But those factors were not enough to sway Biden, who has long publicly opposed the deal.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Meanwhile, 41% of Republicans support this plan, while a plurality, 49%, are opposed.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Job opportunities or not, Near West Side community members and local advocates remain opposed to the use of the public housing land for a soccer facility.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
Democratic leaders called the fight premature, and fiscal conservatives opposed raising the debt ceiling without spending reforms.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
But those factors were not enough to sway Biden, who has long publicly opposed the deal.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opposed
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The college resisted and went to court, reaching the Supreme Court, which ruled that Dartmouth’s charter was a contract that protected the institution from the state.—
Johann Neem / Made by History,
TIME,
2 Jan. 2025
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The leaders of those countries often resisted these efforts, stating that their new governments were too fragile to tolerate the proliferation of private groups that criticized their government’s policies.—
Johann Neem / Made by History,
TIME,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Aren’t there even contrary market demands at work at the moment?—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2025
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This favorable review was a contrary opinion sell signal.—
Bill Sarubbi,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The foreign material could pose serious adverse health consequences, leading the FSIS to consider the recall a Class I—the agency's highest level of alert.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
7 Apr. 2025
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And while the metal is usually excreted from the body, and most people experience no adverse side effects, previous research has shown some gadolinium particles have been left behind.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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That gross number ignores the economic impact of tariffs and glosses over Trump’s conflicting goals.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Trump and his economic team have offered conflicting goals for his new tariffs.—
Sylvan Lane,
The Hill,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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While slightly less combative than Kayhan, Javan still conveyed conditional skepticism, framing Washington's intentions as unclear and demanding visible signs of commitment before endorsing the process.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Peterson did not mention President Trump or his administration's combative stance against federal judges and the courts.—
Thomas Wheatley,
Axios,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The group wrote to Bondi to argue that the influencer should be investigated over whether she has been paid to spread propaganda for Hamas, the Palestinian militant group in Gaza, it was first reported by the New York Post.—
Lauren Irwin,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
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And in Lebanon, a series of Israeli attacks on the country have decapitated the militant group Hezbollah.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Andreas typically waits until there have been three instances of potential hostile communication before asking her friend or colleague if everything is OK.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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Home to one of the world’s largest refugee populations – most of them from Afghanistan – Pakistan has not always welcomed the foreigners, subjecting them to hostile living conditions and threatening deportation over the years.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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The first two-thirds of Season 1 focused on the antagonistic relationship between Langdon and Santos.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
10 Apr. 2025
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Malicious hackers and antagonistic countries can already recognize and exploit vulnerabilities in threat detection models using AI agents.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Opposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opposed. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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