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Recent Examples of contrary to
But contrary to popular belief, the cake was never actually served at the Watergate Hotel.
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Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2026
This revelation is completely contrary to prior belief that crappie relate to structure or follow schools of bait in the open.
—Chad Morgenthaler, Outdoor Life, 13 May 2026
Aimed mainly toward men between 18 and 49 years old, hot talk mixed vulgar jokes with talk about pop culture and politics and often took political positions contrary to feminism and liberalism.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May 2026
The fact is that, contrary to popular belief, tracking ships at sea that don't want to be tracked is extremely difficult.
—David Szondy
may 12, New Atlas, 12 May 2026
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Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2026
This revelation is completely contrary to prior belief that crappie relate to structure or follow schools of bait in the open.
—Chad Morgenthaler, Outdoor Life, 13 May 2026
Aimed mainly toward men between 18 and 49 years old, hot talk mixed vulgar jokes with talk about pop culture and politics and often took political positions contrary to feminism and liberalism.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May 2026
The fact is that, contrary to popular belief, tracking ships at sea that don't want to be tracked is extremely difficult.
—David Szondy
may 12, New Atlas, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contrary to
Preposition
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Defense attorneys deny all the charges against him.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
21 May 2026
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But Ohtani entered Wednesday with four doubles and 10 hits total in five games against the Angels and Padres.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 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 21 May. 2026.
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