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as in opposed
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
25 June 2026
Charges against Bailey Zimmerman have been dropped after prosecutors initially accused the country music star of causing $16,000 worth of damage to a New Mexico hotel room and canceling a concert as a result, his lawyer said.
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Peter Burditt,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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.
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IEEE Spectrum,
28 May 2024
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Preposition
Some politicians in Australia are campaigning against copyright carve-outs for AI companies looking to use content to train commercial products.
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
25 June 2026
Charges against Bailey Zimmerman have been dropped after prosecutors initially accused the country music star of causing $16,000 worth of damage to a New Mexico hotel room and canceling a concert as a result, his lawyer said.
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Peter Burditt,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Adjective
The hardworking, hard-to-play-against, honest types that get after it for your team or make life difficult on the opposing team with their persistence or heaviness.
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Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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.
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IEEE Spectrum,
28 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for against
Preposition
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In recent weeks, Ukraine has escalated its military efforts there, reflecting Kyiv’s broader push to increase pressure on the Kremlin.
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Pluverge, an ice cream maker at Taste the Tropics, came to the United States on asylum after he was kidnapped and tortured by gang members in his home country.
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Putting in a bid for Sorsby would be diametrically opposed to the preachings of Canales — who has spent this offseason building a QB room that is meant to elevate Young.
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Homeowners like Sylvia Sifuentes aren’t necessarily opposed to the BID.
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An audience member who fled to the bathroom to vomit was swiftly set upon by an actor trying to incorporate them into a scene.
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Vietnamese airlines are planning to significantly reduce flights and scale back operations next month due to the high costs brought upon by the conflict, as well as potential jet fuel shortages.
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The major platforms, Ringelstein argued, are simply incapable of doing what Zigazoo does — not unwilling, but structurally unable.
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Baer believes that most people’s problems stem from being raised by parents unable or unwilling to offer the sort of love that seeks nothing in return.
Adjective
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Humans are instinctively averse to pain, conditioned instead to solve and strengthen and maximize, to inure ourselves to hurt.
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Stock compensation made executives even more risk-averse and short-term focused, not entrepreneurial.
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The government has previously been reluctant to accept assistance from private organizations, particularly those linked to opposition groups.
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While Democrats outside of big cities and college towns remain reluctant to nominate socialists, polling shows socialism is increasingly mainstream within the party.
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“Against.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/against. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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