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Recent Examples of against
Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Do not try to swim against the current.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Tucker denied the claims made against him but the team decided to move on from the kicker.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Established in 2019, The Browser Company has gone up against some of the world’s largest companies, including Google, with Chrome, and Apple, which includes Safari on its computers running MacOS.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Both ran against her in 2023 but lost by a wide margin.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Do not try to swim against the current.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Tucker denied the claims made against him but the team decided to move on from the kicker.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Established in 2019, The Browser Company has gone up against some of the world’s largest companies, including Google, with Chrome, and Apple, which includes Safari on its computers running MacOS.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for against
Preposition
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Plants normally rely on the Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle to fix carbon dioxide into organic compounds.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Multiple rights experts and scholars say Israel's military assault on Gaza amounts to genocide.—
Jarrett Renshaw,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Republicans are divided, with many firmly opposed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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The team has mentioned that as a possibility, and the prospect is not opposed.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Preposition
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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
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Harmony in relationships should be easier to come upon, and asking for favors may be granted more easily.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Years of underinvestment, rising costs, and a board unwilling to confront structural issues have destroyed value.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The church’s attorneys, for their part, said in their latest filing that the victims’ side appears unwilling to negotiate.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Underwood is too gifted to be hemmed in by a risk-averse game plan.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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But convincing risk-averse regulators to approve data-sharing, even anonymized, will be a major hurdle.—
Roomy Khan,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In saying that, Chelsea will be reluctant to block the pathways of Mamadou Sarr (on loan at Strasbourg) and Aaron Anselmino (on loan at Borussia Dortmund).—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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After the race, Mekies was reluctant to take credit for the result and made sure to credit the staff who worked on last year's race at Monza, from which the team made several adjustments.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Against.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/against. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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