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1
as in resisting
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 fighting
to strive to reduce or eliminate
we must oppose ignorance and prejudice wherever and whenever they arise
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Recent Examples of opposing
Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
Hochman's office also filed a motion opposing the petition.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
The final vote was 216 to 214, with two Republicans opposing the measure, while all Democrats voted against it.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
In fact, advocates opposing the government say it hasn’t been universally used since it was first introduced in the mid-1940s.
—Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Based on pre- and post-debate data collected from the audience, Sey's stance on opposing trans athletes in women's sports appeared to be the winning argument.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Schumer, opposing nearly all House Democrats and most in the Senate, retreated by delivering Republicans enough votes to break a filibuster.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 31 Mar. 2025
This political back-and-forth is nothing new, as those from opposing parties have long sparred in all kinds of media for centuries.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
But as Spoelstra cycled through combinations, one that stuck was getting a pair of pitbulls to take a bite out of opposing scoring surges.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
These kinds of stuck weather patterns that have intense interaction of opposing forces right next to each other are becoming more common in a changing climate.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
Hochman's office also filed a motion opposing the petition.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
The final vote was 216 to 214, with two Republicans opposing the measure, while all Democrats voted against it.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
In fact, advocates opposing the government say it hasn’t been universally used since it was first introduced in the mid-1940s.
—Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Based on pre- and post-debate data collected from the audience, Sey's stance on opposing trans athletes in women's sports appeared to be the winning argument.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Schumer, opposing nearly all House Democrats and most in the Senate, retreated by delivering Republicans enough votes to break a filibuster.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 31 Mar. 2025
This political back-and-forth is nothing new, as those from opposing parties have long sparred in all kinds of media for centuries.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
But as Spoelstra cycled through combinations, one that stuck was getting a pair of pitbulls to take a bite out of opposing scoring surges.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for opposing
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Devil May Cry Perhaps the show most tonally opposite to The Last of Us on this list, Netflix’s Devil May Cry is a riotous, colorful blast of punk energy.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
26 May 2025
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At the opposite spectrum of the sombre tone and palette of Ritual of the Ancestors and Rites of Passage are a pair of sensual canvases titled Adoration of the Earth which depict a naked woman languishing in a field of dancing sunflowers.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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He was arrested again in 2016, during his four-year probation term, for shoplifting from a local Walmart and resisting security and was sent back to prison.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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The result of a complex physical and chemical treatment process, the finish gets its name for its ceramic-like feel and matte finish while resisting scratches and scuffs.—
Brian Westover,
PCMAG,
8 Jan. 2025
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For example, the antagonistic alien brute Captain Gantu is left out.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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In Nine Perfect Strangers, tension emerges from the slightly antagonistic forces that both revere and challenge Masha’s notions.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
21 May 2025
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Iranian officials have accused Washington of shifting its tone depending on its audience, calling the messaging contradictory and counterproductive.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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Throughout questioning, her story changed, adding fake and contradictory details.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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Now, emails, essays and other documents reviewed by CBS News are offering a fresh glimpse into the mind of a young man who was simultaneously planning two irreconcilable futures.—
Graham Kates,
CBS News,
23 May 2025
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One parker spoke of marital tensions arising from irreconcilable parking differences: one is a circler; one is a waiter.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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This state of affairs, Brooks thinks, is antithetical to music’s purpose.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
5 May 2025
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Such practices are antithetical to the American tradition of an independent, adversarial press.—
Jim Martin,
Denver Post,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Its diametrical opposite might be the epigraph, the upfront citation, not relegated to footnote or endnote and often in italics — a phenomenon no one could fail to observe.—
Elisa Gabbert,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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Since the advent of the Patrick Mahomes Era, the Chiefs are 15-3 in the postseason — a diametric contrast for a franchise that had won just one of its previous 12 playoff games and tormented its fan base into what might be called rational paranoia.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2025
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The requirements call for at least 18,000 miles of bicycling and for riders to cross two antipodal points — in Wilcox's case, Madrid, Spain, and Wellington, New Zealand.—
Scott Detrow,
NPR,
18 Sep. 2024
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These two antipodal scenarios hold distinct implications for where Io’s volcanism ultimately emerges on the moon’s surface.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
20 Nov. 2023
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“Opposing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opposing. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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