react against
phrasal verb
reacted against; reacting against; reacts against
: to do things that are opposed to (something or someone that one disagrees with)
a group of artists who react against traditional ideas
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Aaron Rodgers #8 of the Pittsburgh Steelers reacts against the New York Jets in the game at MetLife Stadium on September 7, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Levant said younger men are reacting against the strictures of traditional masculinity, the most notable of which is crying.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Levant said younger men are reacting against the strictures of traditional masculinity, the most notable of which is crying.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
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“React against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/react%20against. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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