1
as in enemy
one that is hostile toward another
are you friend or foe?
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as in opponent
one that takes a position opposite another in a competition or conflict
this Saturday our team will go up against our longtime foes in a game that will determine the champion of the conference
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Recent Examples of foe
Its four remaining conference foes are Syracuse, NC State, Boston College and Pitt.
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Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The Avs were 4-0-1 heading into a Saturday night contest at Ball Arena with the Boston Bruins, and the one blemish might have been the best overall performance considering the foe.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
Oklahoma State has won the last two meetings between the teams, most recently their first clash as Big 12 foes when the Cowboys took a 45-13 win at home in October 2023.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Bolton, 76, made his initial appearance in federal court in Maryland one day after being indicted by a grand jury, becoming the latest Trump foe to face criminal charges.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
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Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The Avs were 4-0-1 heading into a Saturday night contest at Ball Arena with the Boston Bruins, and the one blemish might have been the best overall performance considering the foe.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
Oklahoma State has won the last two meetings between the teams, most recently their first clash as Big 12 foes when the Cowboys took a 45-13 win at home in October 2023.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Bolton, 76, made his initial appearance in federal court in Maryland one day after being indicted by a grand jury, becoming the latest Trump foe to face criminal charges.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foe
Noun
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Mike McLusky may be top dog but power can only be maintained by continuing to instill fear in his enemies.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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LeBare was awarded two Purple Heart medals for his actions against the enemy.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Not for nothing did the sports division fork over a bundle for the rights to license the Roundball Rock theme—which for years effectively served as the soundtrack to Jordan crushing the dreams of his opponents—from its shooting guard-size composer, John Tesh.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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On Tuesday, Sanae Takaichi won a vote of 237-149 in the lower house of parliament over her closest opponent, Yoshihiko Noda.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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American has fallen behind large rivals Delta Air Lines and United Airlines in the post-Covid luxury travel boom that has taken Seoul spa vacations and 40th birthday bashes abroad out of the chat and armed millions of consumers with high-end rewards credit cards.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
26 Oct. 2025
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Analysts say his intervention stopped escalating hostilities, though tensions persist in what remains a fragile, ongoing cold conflict between the longtime regional rivals.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Foe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foe. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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