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Recent Examples of contrary to
The allegations against this individual are disturbing and completely contrary to the values and mission of this department.
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Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
One swing of the bat has erased all of that, and Judge now has another (contrary to popular belief) significant postseason moment.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
For example, contrary to what past research has found, the new study found that short bursts of activity did not appear to have an effect on cardiometabolic health, such as body composition, blood pressure and blood lipids.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
But, contrary to Cole’s predictions, the forests weren’t gone forever.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2025
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Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
One swing of the bat has erased all of that, and Judge now has another (contrary to popular belief) significant postseason moment.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
For example, contrary to what past research has found, the new study found that short bursts of activity did not appear to have an effect on cardiometabolic health, such as body composition, blood pressure and blood lipids.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
But, contrary to Cole’s predictions, the forests weren’t gone forever.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contrary to
Preposition
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Richardson sustained the injury and was hospitalized after a stretching band snapped, sending an attached pole forcibly against his face.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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It’s long been stated that his departure was the result of a disagreement with van Doesburg over the use of diagonal lines in De Stijl artworks, which van Doesburg supported and Mondrian was against.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
Preposition
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An obstructionist Supreme Court, however, stood athwart the New Deal’s path.—
John Fabian Witt,
The New Republic,
26 Aug. 2022
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One of the world’s largest container ships was wedged athwart the Suez Canal on March 23rd, blown off course by high winds.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
27 Mar. 2021
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“Contrary to.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contrary%20to. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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