as in foes
one that is hostile toward another
a beloved minister with no known enemies
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Recent Examples of enemies
The second rule is that yesterday's allies are tomorrow's enemies, and vice versa.
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Bobby Ghosh, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Blues, who included woke Luddites and other political enemies, would be shut out of the bounty—forced out, in fact.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Amon, a tank-like Forgeknight; and Vex, a Siren who has the ability to spawn minions and drain life from enemies like a necromancer.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
The latest entry, 2023's Galactic Civilizations IV, has the most sophisticated AI of the lot, making your allies and enemies feel more real, and more intelligent.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The batarangs could hit long-range targets, while the bat-claw brought far-away enemies to Batman and could yank obstacles off walls.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Birds, parasitic wasps, ladybugs, and other predatory insects are enemies of fall armyworms.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
Lewis Tan led the 2021 film as Cole Young, an MMA fighter facing off against Outworld enemies in a high-stakes battle for the universe.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
Add to that the influence of social media or Discord forums offering immediate validation, and young possible perpetrators can come away thinking their enemies deserve to die.
—John Scott Lewinski, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
Bobby Ghosh, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Blues, who included woke Luddites and other political enemies, would be shut out of the bounty—forced out, in fact.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Amon, a tank-like Forgeknight; and Vex, a Siren who has the ability to spawn minions and drain life from enemies like a necromancer.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
The latest entry, 2023's Galactic Civilizations IV, has the most sophisticated AI of the lot, making your allies and enemies feel more real, and more intelligent.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The batarangs could hit long-range targets, while the bat-claw brought far-away enemies to Batman and could yank obstacles off walls.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Birds, parasitic wasps, ladybugs, and other predatory insects are enemies of fall armyworms.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
Lewis Tan led the 2021 film as Cole Young, an MMA fighter facing off against Outworld enemies in a high-stakes battle for the universe.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
Add to that the influence of social media or Discord forums offering immediate validation, and young possible perpetrators can come away thinking their enemies deserve to die.
—John Scott Lewinski, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enemies
Noun
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Children’s Health Defense, the organization Kennedy built into one of the fiercest foes of childhood vaccines, took interest in the Idaho bill early on.—
Audrey Dutton,
ProPublica,
20 Oct. 2025
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The complexity of the mechanics becomes a little more apparent as tougher foes begin blocking and parrying more astutely, forcing the player’s hand to put in a little more effort in their decision making.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Welbeck, who has four goals in his last three games, is an expert at dragging opponents out of position.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Those moves all paid off in the form of a dominant regular season and a playoffs which saw Oklahoma City race past most of its opponents, eventually beating the Indiana Pacers in the NBA Finals in seven games to secure the franchise’s first title since moving from Seattle in 2008.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Enemies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enemies. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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