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Recent Examples of contrary to
But contrary to Kumar’s fearmongering, seniors who own homes aren’t the ones at high risk.
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Max Taves, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
Third, the creation of a national database is contrary to our foundational commitment to a limited federal government.
—Barbara McQuade, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2026
And, contrary to what TV commercials promote, alcohol does not make for a good mixer.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Cash’s characters are believable and specific, but contrary to Tolstoy’s famous adage, this unhappy family is, in key respects, like many others.
—Gideon Leek, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
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Max Taves, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
Third, the creation of a national database is contrary to our foundational commitment to a limited federal government.
—Barbara McQuade, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2026
And, contrary to what TV commercials promote, alcohol does not make for a good mixer.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Cash’s characters are believable and specific, but contrary to Tolstoy’s famous adage, this unhappy family is, in key respects, like many others.
—Gideon Leek, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contrary to
Preposition
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But what if some species have evolved ways to buffer reproduction against environmental change?—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Tamer Badawi, an associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute in London specializing in Iraq, said that al-Sudani may well have anticipated the pushback against al-Maliki's nomination and stepped aside as a political maneuver.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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 30 Jan. 2026.
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