1
as in to resist
to refuse to give in to
I will continue to oppose any attempts to infringe upon our civil liberties
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2
as in to fight
to strive to reduce or eliminate
we must oppose ignorance and prejudice wherever and whenever they arise
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Recent Examples of oppose
More than 4,000 Hollywood directors, actors, writers and others in the industry signed an open letter opposing the merger.
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Mandalit Del Barco, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
And Palestinian flags are occasionally displayed at ultra-Orthodox Jewish rallies, where a portion of the population opposes the modern state of Israel.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
The council then voted 5-2 to lay the matter over to May 6, with Bowie and Jost opposed.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Attorneys who have represented victims abused by Epstein and Maxwell strongly opposed the idea of a pardon.
—Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Mandalit Del Barco, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
And Palestinian flags are occasionally displayed at ultra-Orthodox Jewish rallies, where a portion of the population opposes the modern state of Israel.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
The council then voted 5-2 to lay the matter over to May 6, with Bowie and Jost opposed.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Attorneys who have represented victims abused by Epstein and Maxwell strongly opposed the idea of a pardon.
—Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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The addition of the Kevlar core allowed the fiber to resist deformation and store enough energy to double its jumping height, which matches the capabilities of soil-dwelling insects like springtails.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
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In January, Francisco Manzo was charged with assaulting a peace officer with a deadly weapon and four counts of resisting an officer.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Viel also finished the game by fighting Podkolzin.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Does the fact that none of this was effective—at least in the sense that Trump hasn’t been driven from the political scene for good—suggest that Democrats should now fight dirtier?—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Netflix has set a big $25 billion stock buyback program as the streaming giant seeks to combat, or take advantage of, a lagging share price and Wall Street concerns around disappointing financial guidance.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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Federal prosecutors charged multiple people linked to scam compounds in Cambodia and Myanmar, part of a broader effort by the United States to combat cybercrime, fraud, and predatory schemes against Americans.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Oppose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oppose. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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