diametrically opposed to
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: the exact opposite of
His position on the issue is diametrically opposed to that of his partner.
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Here was Baio, who was espousing beliefs diametrically opposed to Youssef’s, but who was also pushing for the See Dad Run writers to give his young co-star better material.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2024
Notably, Moyn’s account of what happened to liberalism is diametrically opposed to Gray’s.
—Helena Rosenblatt, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
In a speech to Poland’s Parliament on Tuesday, Donald Tusk, the new prime minister, outlined a vision of Europe diametrically opposed to that promoted by Mr. Orban.
—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2023
These consist of pairs of states as diametrically opposed to one another as the nebulous states of life and death experienced by the famous thought experiment known as Schrödinger’s cat.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2023
The Rangers’ recent run of college draftees is diametrically opposed to the three prior drafts when the organization prioritized youth and upside with their first-round picks.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 6 July 2023
But this version of personal property rights is also co-opting narratives that felt, at one time, diametrically opposed to individualism.
—Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic, 6 June 2023
But policing is an institution whose members are trained to respond in a way diametrically opposed to what mental health calls often require, experts say.
—Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2023
But this version of personal property rights is also co-opting narratives that felt, at one time, diametrically opposed to individualism.
—Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic, 6 June 2023
Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2024
Notably, Moyn’s account of what happened to liberalism is diametrically opposed to Gray’s.
—Helena Rosenblatt, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
In a speech to Poland’s Parliament on Tuesday, Donald Tusk, the new prime minister, outlined a vision of Europe diametrically opposed to that promoted by Mr. Orban.
—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2023
These consist of pairs of states as diametrically opposed to one another as the nebulous states of life and death experienced by the famous thought experiment known as Schrödinger’s cat.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2023
The Rangers’ recent run of college draftees is diametrically opposed to the three prior drafts when the organization prioritized youth and upside with their first-round picks.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 6 July 2023
But this version of personal property rights is also co-opting narratives that felt, at one time, diametrically opposed to individualism.
—Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic, 6 June 2023
But policing is an institution whose members are trained to respond in a way diametrically opposed to what mental health calls often require, experts say.
—Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2023
But this version of personal property rights is also co-opting narratives that felt, at one time, diametrically opposed to individualism.
—Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic, 6 June 2023
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