INFORMED (AGAINST) Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

informed (against)

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Definition of informed (against)

past tense of inform (against)

as in reported

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The Justice Department returned the phone in May, hinting that the investigation would be dropped, the Associated Press reported.

— Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
As of July 25, 3,437 clinical cases in 27 states have been reported, CDC data shows.

— Diana Anos, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

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The next year, health authorities linked a cyclospora outbreak in part to Taylor Farms, tracing it back to the same central Mexico facility implicated in this year’s outbreak.

— Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Two of the involved officers later sued Torres-Walker for alleged defamation over Facebook posts calling them racists, though both cops were later charged with bribery and implicated in the city’s police racist texting scandal.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

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Governments, business leaders, and economists have tried to estimate which occupations will disappear, which new ones will emerge, and what skills people will need to remain competitive.

— Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
All three candidates tried to paint themselves as the most conservative candidate in the race.

— Caroline Linton, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

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In 1941, the legislature changed the law again, saying that drivers could not be prosecuted for involuntary manslaughter under the Penal Code.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Comey has alleged he is being vindictively and selectively prosecuted, which the Justice Department has denied.

— Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

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In a tour of the campus in the days after the August 8, 2025, shooting, the scene inside the buildings was jarring, according to a former CDC official who asked not to be named to protect her current employer.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
The Royse City Police Department said the officer, who was not named in a statement, has been placed on administrative leave while an internal investigation is underway.

— Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

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