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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
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
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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The Grammy-winning rapper, 41, filed for divorce from his podcaster wife, 46, on May 18 after separating May 9, according to a divorce filing obtained and reviewed by the USA TODAY Network on June 15.
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This will be a way for the Vogue Business community to synthesize and reflect on the latest headlines and get a little inside scoop every Friday.
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Yet a hardline segment of both society and the broader elite remains opposed.
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The thing most people don’t realize is that Anthropic isn’t fundamentally opposed to the current administration’s economic goals.
Preposition
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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.
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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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Someone with avoidant attachment may become emotionally distant or reluctant to depend on others.
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Trump and his successors will be reluctant to use force against Iran in the future, knowing, as is now clear, that doing so will likely trigger the closure of the strait and an economic crisis.
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“Against.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/against. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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