1
as in opposition
the inclination to resist
after some initial resistance, the city council warmed up to the proposed development plan
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2
as in underground
a secret organization in a conquered country fighting against enemy forces
soldiers from the resistance were captured after a skirmish outside the foreign ministry
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Recent Examples of resistance
That will not be achieved with our current focus on military strength and power as well as economic domination — only an uneasy peace, until toppled by resistance and rebellion, as all the great empires have been in the past.
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Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
That bill immediately met resistance in the House.
—Emily Wilkins,justin Papp, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
No one offered much resistance when Schumaker awarded Eovaldi the opening day honors over deGrom.
—Kevin Sherrington
mar. 27, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Researchers know that human use, and especially overuse, have given bacteria opportunities to develop resistance.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
That bill immediately met resistance in the House.
—Emily Wilkins,justin Papp, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
No one offered much resistance when Schumaker awarded Eovaldi the opening day honors over deGrom.
—Kevin Sherrington
mar. 27, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Researchers know that human use, and especially overuse, have given bacteria opportunities to develop resistance.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for resistance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resistance
Noun
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Vessel’s starkly sharp architecture — critics call it cold or even brutally modernistic — has drawn pushback in several affluent suburbs, but its supporters say opposition is often based on a reluctance to bring lower- to moderate-income people into upscale neighborhoods.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
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Protesters filled the streets Saturday at more than 3,300 rallies across all 50 states for No Kings, a movement that bills itself as nonviolent opposition to what organizers view as authoritarian rulers in the White House and beyond.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Mar. 2026
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His father was forged by years of revolutionary hardship—prison, persecution, life underground—before coming to power and reportedly amassing a war chest exceeding $100 billion, built in part from properties confiscated from religious minorities who fled persecution.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2026
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Bunn had previously used AI to search for new sources of oil underground, but pivoted to medical work after his wife had a series of miscarriages.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
4 Mar. 2026
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Thanks to its modular and distinctly unmilitary design, the U-2 fit the bill and sidestepped the Air Force's objections when the command of the operation went to the CIA.—
David Szondy
March 29,
New Atlas,
29 Mar. 2026
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As long as dogs are well cared for, there shouldn’t be any objection.—
Ed Sayres,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Resistance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resistance. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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