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Recent Examples of contrary to
Other violations throughout the years included creating another public nuisance in 2006 that generated more than 10 complaints and operating equipment contrary to its permit.
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Jason Henry, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
This runs contrary to reporting in both Puck and Variety last week, which claimed that Hardy had been fired from the series.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 May 2026
In the remote rural communities affected, these vital protective measures can run contrary to local burial practices, which has been a source of many people’s anger.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 28 May 2026
But contrary to the company’s bold claims, numerous world records didn’t fall on Sunday.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 26 May 2026
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Jason Henry, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
This runs contrary to reporting in both Puck and Variety last week, which claimed that Hardy had been fired from the series.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 May 2026
In the remote rural communities affected, these vital protective measures can run contrary to local burial practices, which has been a source of many people’s anger.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 28 May 2026
But contrary to the company’s bold claims, numerous world records didn’t fall on Sunday.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contrary to
Preposition
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But ever since Hay filed his civil suit against Combs, the musician’s attorneys have fiercely denied his allegations.—
Elizabeth Wagmeister,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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In 1800, just as the first true vaccine—against smallpox—came into use, life expectancy at birth hovered around thirty years worldwide.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 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 11 Jun. 2026.
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