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as in opposed
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Recent Examples of against
Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
More than 2,000 years ago, Vitruvius, a Roman architect and engineer, warned against using lead pipes to carry drinking water.
—Tom Frieden, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
In 2015, the Basateen al-Razi district of Damascus was destroyed as punishment for the population’s uprising against Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
These services prioritize privacy, don't sell your data and offer stronger protection against trackers hidden in emails.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The debates will often put him up against college women, who are often used as little more than window dressing to be both leered and laughed at, as opposed to, say, a gender-studies professor or career pundit.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
More than 2,000 years ago, Vitruvius, a Roman architect and engineer, warned against using lead pipes to carry drinking water.
—Tom Frieden, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
In 2015, the Basateen al-Razi district of Damascus was destroyed as punishment for the population’s uprising against Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
These services prioritize privacy, don't sell your data and offer stronger protection against trackers hidden in emails.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for against
Preposition
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Sitting at 1-2-1 on the season, the Dallas Cowboys head into their Week 5 game against the New York Jets desperately needing a victory to keep pace in the NFC East.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission unanimously denied the Archdiocese's petition to bulldoze the church and its rectory after a hearing that drew about a hundred people, most opposed to demolition.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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Democrats favored a shutdown by just 47% to 43%, while 59% of independents were opposed.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Oct. 2025
Preposition
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Stay Awhile The 21c Museum Hotel Bentonville is filled with contemporary art for guests to happen upon throughout their visit.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025
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Now, textiles will face punishing 59 percent tariffs due to the new, 50 percent duties stacking upon an existing MFN rate of 9 percent.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The film has included the more sensitive images of the anti-lockdown protests, but seems unwilling or incapable to confront what happened next.—
Yangyang Cheng,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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Several of the group’s top political officials were said to have supported the deal while its militants inside Gaza were unwilling to lay down their arms.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But if the legislation doesn't get through the current regulation-averse Congress, then states need to take strong action on their own, Levant says.—
Karen Brown,
NPR,
30 Sep. 2025
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As a speaker and an interviewer, Klein is exceedingly intelligent, fluid, and, if not conflict-averse, exactly, then polite.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Her own dentist was reluctant to talk to her about it.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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But employers are still reluctant to part with workers given the lessons from the Covid pandemic, when a rash of layoffs in the early stages was followed by the monumental task of refilling those jobs.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Against.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/against. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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