Definition of resistancenext
1
as in opposition
the inclination to resist after some initial resistance, the city council warmed up to the proposed development plan

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2
as in underground
a secret organization in a conquered country fighting against enemy forces soldiers from the resistance were captured after a skirmish outside the foreign ministry

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Recent Examples of resistance Even as his cameras are repeatedly damaged or destroyed, Burnat refuses to stop documenting the resistance. — Drew Paul, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026 Its electrical resistance can change based on previous electrical activity. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026 Themes of migration, resistance and heritage are showcased in works by artists including Ana Segovia, Agustín Cárdenas, Tony Labat, Mariela Scafati, Julio Le Parc and José Parlá, to name a few. — Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026 There is often little room to question why the body tightened, why energy shifted or why an ordinary conversation created resistance. — J.k. Dickinson, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for resistance
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Noun
  • Now, with growing bipartisan opposition to the rapid buildout of data centers suggest that even ordinary residents of communities and voters have increased power to help pace the frontier from the bottom up.
    — Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Ukraine's latest drone strikes took place on the final day of Russia’s first wartime parliamentary election — balloting that has been virtually devoid of opposition to President Vladimir Putin’s policies.
    — Eric Mack, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
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  • Mazama Energy has raised $135 million to accelerate the commercial development of superhot rock geothermal energy, a technology designed to produce large amounts of reliable, carbon-free electricity from extreme heat underground.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • There’s the proscriptive Christian culture; there’s a drag and gay dance-club underground engineered to sidestep it.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The judge sustained objections when the defense tried to get into some of the caller's specific claims.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • However, the West Berkshire Council had upheld the objections filed in February and, last month, rejected their appeal.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

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“Resistance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resistance. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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