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as in enemies
one that is hostile toward another
are you friend or foe?
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as in opponents
one that takes a position opposite another in a competition or conflict
this Saturday our team will go up against our longtime foes in a game that will determine the champion of the conference
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Recent Examples of foes
Some of them were former foes, while others are superstars he's never faced in the ring.
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Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Trump’s tariff strong-arming has rattled relationships with America’s friends and foes.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, rapidly evolving technologies continue to offer new tools for would-be foes.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Gun down enemies Contra-style, deflect bullets, and enter bullet-time to make quick work of your foes.
—PC Magazine, 1 Nov. 2025
But soon enough, old secrets and new foes force them back together.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Tri-Valley League foes Bellingham (17-2) and defending champion Medfield (16-4) are set to battle for the Div.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
So Florida divided up the region between coaches, struggling to maintain consistency against a growing number of more aggressive foes.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
The fans reveled in the rally, the thrashing of Goliath, the awareness that this World Series pitted two foes who belonged on the same field.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Trump’s tariff strong-arming has rattled relationships with America’s friends and foes.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, rapidly evolving technologies continue to offer new tools for would-be foes.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Gun down enemies Contra-style, deflect bullets, and enter bullet-time to make quick work of your foes.
—PC Magazine, 1 Nov. 2025
But soon enough, old secrets and new foes force them back together.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Tri-Valley League foes Bellingham (17-2) and defending champion Medfield (16-4) are set to battle for the Div.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
So Florida divided up the region between coaches, struggling to maintain consistency against a growing number of more aggressive foes.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
The fans reveled in the rally, the thrashing of Goliath, the awareness that this World Series pitted two foes who belonged on the same field.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foes
Noun
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Lower courts have ruled Trump overstepped his authority under a law historically used for imposing economic sanctions and other penalties on foreign enemies.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Price, a former Navy man, is conveying the exhaustion of Black sailors and soldiers in a military that continues to enshrine—most recently, in the names of Army bases—its Confederate enemies.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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In New York City, State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani won the mayoral race against high-profile opponents.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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A number of billionaires collectively spent more than $22 million to back Mamdani’s opponents, according to Forbes.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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What are my rivals doing with gen AI?—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
5 Nov. 2025
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His legitimacy, lineage, gender and Protestant religion gave him the edge over his rivals, even if there were still doubts over the legality of his claim.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Foes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foes. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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