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as in resistance
the inclination to resist
most of the opposition to the proposed smoking ban is coming from bar owners worried about its impact on their businesses
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as in oppositeness
the quality or state of being as different as possible
her actions stand in direct opposition to her words
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Recent Examples of opposition
More than 140 polling stations were closed on voting day in the country’s two most-populous regions, Amhara and Oromo — both opposition strongholds — over safety concerns sparked by armed groups fighting the government.
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Jenny Vaughan,
semafor.com,
22 June 2026
That decision, taken in opposition, became a straitjacket for Labour in government.
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Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
Public opposition has thrown a wrench into the AI industry’s sweeping data center construction plans.
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Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba also addressed the event Saturday, linking Ukraine’s struggle against Russia to the Iranian opposition’s fight against Tehran.
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Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
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Jenny Vaughan,
semafor.com,
22 June 2026
That decision, taken in opposition, became a straitjacket for Labour in government.
—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
Public opposition has thrown a wrench into the AI industry’s sweeping data center construction plans.
—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba also addressed the event Saturday, linking Ukraine’s struggle against Russia to the Iranian opposition’s fight against Tehran.
—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opposition
Noun
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Meanwhile, existing antibiotics have been overused, and resistance has mounted to critical levels.
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Hussein’s killing cemented the schism between Sunni and Shiite Islam and remains a powerful symbol of resistance against oppression and injustice.
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Next, there’s Fernet Branca, similar in intensity to Green Chartreuse but with an opposite polarity.
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One key to Bad Mary’s persistence in the American mind can be found in the temperamental polarity that first drew Mary Todd and Abraham Lincoln to each other.
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Most of those objections no longer hold.
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Republicans are considering a sizable, $350-billion-plus increase in Defense spending on par with the White House’s budget request that the GOP could pass on its own, through the reconciliation process that allows Senate majority rule over potential objections from Democrats.
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That divergence shows up across every category the report examines — pricing, events strategy, wine club management and tasting room approach.
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All too often, voices raised in the name of superpatriotism denounce honest divergences as akin to treason.
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“Opposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opposition. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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