as in foes
one that is hostile toward another
a beloved minister with no known enemies
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Recent Examples of enemies
Doom has corridors, enemies, three-dimensional navigation and a lot of things that are trying to kill you.
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2026
Bolstered by a vastly superior air force and hard-to-overwhelm missile defenses, Israel is more than a match for its enemies, even Iran, and will remain so for a decade or more.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Erasing historic figures from the public sphere is an exercise in power going back to the pharaohs, a way rulers ensured future generations couldn’t learn about their enemies.
—Gustavo Arellano, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Instead, your last week coincided with the publication of a New York Times profile of you railing at enemies while downing coffee at a burger bar in El Centro.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
In the sea, old enemies are gone, but new grazers ply the meadows.
—David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
Still, Paul had more enemies than anyone realized.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
The Strait of Hormuz has been largely closed since the start of the Iran war, although Iran has said the strait is only closed to its enemies.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
But with war raging on multiple fronts and no end in sight, Israel's enemies in Iran and Lebanon may help make that decision for him.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2026
Bolstered by a vastly superior air force and hard-to-overwhelm missile defenses, Israel is more than a match for its enemies, even Iran, and will remain so for a decade or more.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Erasing historic figures from the public sphere is an exercise in power going back to the pharaohs, a way rulers ensured future generations couldn’t learn about their enemies.
—Gustavo Arellano, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Instead, your last week coincided with the publication of a New York Times profile of you railing at enemies while downing coffee at a burger bar in El Centro.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
In the sea, old enemies are gone, but new grazers ply the meadows.
—David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
Still, Paul had more enemies than anyone realized.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
The Strait of Hormuz has been largely closed since the start of the Iran war, although Iran has said the strait is only closed to its enemies.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
But with war raging on multiple fronts and no end in sight, Israel's enemies in Iran and Lebanon may help make that decision for him.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enemies
Noun
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In the horror sequel, Josh Hutcherson and Elizabeth Lail return to face new foes as well the old murderous animatronic animals of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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The teams are potential first-round playoff foes, depending on how high the 10th-place Hornets can climb in the conference standings.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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The decision drew immediate fire from El-Sayed's primary opponents and national Democratic figures, forcing a rare public reckoning over how far the party should go to recapture young men who abandoned it in record numbers in 2024.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Whoever wins the primary will likely win the November general election, and McAdams faces a half-dozen Democratic opponents.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Enemies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enemies. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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