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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contra
against
Preposition
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Federal prosecutors argued in opening statements that the messages went beyond angry rhetoric or political speech and represented a deliberate attempt to solicit violence against a federal law enforcement official.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
22 Jan. 2026 -
That had followed a a long-running case against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), in which he was awarded damages.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Contra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contra. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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