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Definition of anti
antis
: one that is opposed The group was divided into pros and antis.
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Recent Examples of anti from the Web
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The court took up an appeal by Jack Phillips, a baker who runs Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, just outside Denver, of a state court ruling that his refusal violated a Colorado anti-discrimination law.
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House Republicans are also fearful that under Senate rules, key anti-abortion provisions in the Senate bill may be ruled out of order and will be taken out.
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But, while Trump’s current approval rating portends plentiful G.O.P. casualties in 2018, a true, public anti-Trump flowering is still a few points away.
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Yoest is the former head of Americans United for Life, a prominent anti-abortion group.
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McDonald said, drawing a parallel to the massive anti-Trump turnout marked by nonviolence, playful pink protest hats, creative signs and a determination to change the country’s political course.
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One example: Syria, which descended into war after its 2011 anti-corruption, pro-democracy protests.
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In January—just days after his inauguration–Donald Trump reinstated a decades-old anti-abortion policy as one of his first acts as president.
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It is spearheaded by H.R. McMaster, Trump's national security advisor who, having previously led an anti-corruption effort in Afghanistan, has forged his reputation on his unyielding ability to defy the status quo.
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Origin and Etymology of anti
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Recent Examples of anti from the Web
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Last month, the NBA announced that Ellis will be suspended for five games after violating the league’s anti-drug program.
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In fact, Vice President Mike Pence has always made his anti-LGBTQ views known, including his support of conversion therapy.
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The confusing exchange, which is bound to ratchet up tensions in a country already paralyzed by months of deadly anti-government protests, took place as Maduro was speaking live on state television Tuesday.
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But the onset of the AIDS crisis, the loss of friends and the rise of Anita Bryant's anti-gay hate campaign, gave political urgency to LGBT visibility, prompting Maupin to become a vocal opponent of the enslavement of the closet.
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When the news of Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods broke, some wondered whether Amazon owner Jeff Bezos was flying too close to the anti-trust sun, teetering on the verge of an unfair monopoly.
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The spritz is probiotic, an anti-stress supplement, and a refreshing rosé replacement.
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While visiting North Korea with a tour group, Warmbier was arrested in January 2016 for participating in alleged anti-state activity by trying to steal a propaganda banner.
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Origin and Etymology of anti
see anti-
Examples of anti in a Sentence
if you ask me, she's anti anything that sounds like the least bit of fun
Origin and Etymology of anti
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Definition of anti-
1a : of the same kind but situated opposite, exerting energy in the opposite direction, or pursuing an opposite policy anticlinalb : one that is opposite in kind to anticlimax
2a : opposing or hostile to in opinion, sympathy, or practice anti-Semiteb : opposing in effect or activity antacid
3 : serving to prevent, cure, or alleviate antianxiety
4 : combating or defending against antiaircraft antimissile
5 : being or composed of antimatter antiproton antihydrogen
Origin and Etymology of anti-
anti- from Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin, against, from Greek, from anti; ant- from Middle English, from Latin, against, from Greek, from anti; anth- from Latin, against, from Greek, from anti — more at ante-
ANTI Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of anti for English Language Learners
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: opposed to (something or someone)
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Definition of anti- for English Language Learners
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: opposite to something
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: against someone or something
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: acting to prevent something
ANTI- Defined for Kids
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\ant\Definition of anti- for Students
1 : opposite in kind, position, or action anticyclone
2 : hostile toward antisocial
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