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as in opposed
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The Hurricanes made it to the championship game with a last-minute, go-ahead touchdown run by Carson Beck against Ole Miss in the semifinals.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2026
IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2024
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Preposition
And his two Super Bowls were against the New England Patriots, taking down Belichick and Tom Brady to spoil their perfect 2007 season and the 2011 campaign.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The Hurricanes made it to the championship game with a last-minute, go-ahead touchdown run by Carson Beck against Ole Miss in the semifinals.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Many of these are responses to the above points on the ‘against’ side, and some of them are proposals for directions to explore to help overcome the issues raised.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for against
Preposition
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Starlink is a global internet network that relies on around 10,000 satellites orbiting Earth.—
AAMER MADHANI AND SUSIE BLANN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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In other words, getting hit by the single most energetic particle presently known in all the Universe would have no noticeable effect on you at all.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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And of course, the private sector is even more universally opposed.—
Gregory D. Squires,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Jan. 2026
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This second theory has inspired lots of research in contemporary psychology, which often sees morality and self-interest as fundamentally opposed.—
Michael Prinzing,
The Conversation,
23 Jan. 2026
Preposition
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The Magic hope, when called upon, Isaac continues to remain stout on the defensive end when the team heads back on the road for its lone trip of the season to San Antonio on Sunday and Oklahoma City on Tuesday.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
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Both are strong finishers against the run, and both are capable pass-rushers when called upon.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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For decades male contraception was dismissed as a niche solution for a potentially unwilling user.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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That said, some officers and detectives were unwilling—at least initially—to cast suspicion on the shooting victims themselves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Consumer health data stored in ChatGPT could potentially be subpoenaed or breached, creating liability exposure that risk-averse healthcare administrators will not accept.—
Sahar Hashmi,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Along with regulatory uncertainty and the shock of the deal-averse company looking to pull off one of the biggest media deals in history, investors are uneasy about projections for slowing growth.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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But Republicans are simultaneously reluctant to embrace the full set of reforms proposed by Democrats and believe that any deal must also advance their priorities.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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Say Nothing tackles this divisive period of history through a number of perspectives, including reluctant IRA member Dolours Price (Lola Petticrew) and those involved in the disappearance of Jean McConville, a single mother of 10 who was kidnapped by the group and never seen alive again.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Against.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/against. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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