as in resisting
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as in resisted
to refuse to give in to
I will continue to oppose any attempts to infringe upon our civil liberties
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as in fought
to strive to reduce or eliminate
we must oppose ignorance and prejudice wherever and whenever they arise
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Recent Examples of opposed
Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
During the Nullification Crisis of 1831–1833, partisan journalists had a major role in framing the issue and were bitterly opposed to one another, especially in South Carolina.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Buket Altınçelep, The Conversation, 12 June 2026
Several people involved in the show’s production, most notably Saito, were initially opposed, believing that the mainstream young female audience the series was supposed to court would respond poorly to anything other than a heterosexual pairing.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 12 June 2026
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Adjective
However, many in the audience seemed entirely opposed to any data center development, regardless of what restrictions were imposed.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
During the Nullification Crisis of 1831–1833, partisan journalists had a major role in framing the issue and were bitterly opposed to one another, especially in South Carolina.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Verb
But since its beginning, the effort had been opposed by the local Indigenous people, who said they were excluded from discussions.
—Buket Altınçelep, The Conversation, 12 June 2026
Several people involved in the show’s production, most notably Saito, were initially opposed, believing that the mainstream young female audience the series was supposed to court would respond poorly to anything other than a heterosexual pairing.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opposed
Adjective
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Still, this is a contrary call.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
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The desperate, contrary need to be different — to be florid — pulled me completely out of the story.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
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The suit alleges she was informed the officer resisted calls to attend remedial training going so far as to tell his fellow officers that Internal Affairs could open up an insubordination case on him.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
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Media buyers have pressed for rollbacks in rates on cable, and the media companies have resisted.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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All these years, the stigma stuck no matter how hard the family fought to change the narrative.—
Yumi Asada,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Trump’s pitch came at a time when mixed martial arts had fought its way into the mainstream.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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Under its bylaws, the Big 12 can punish a member school for engaging in actions materially adverse to the conference.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
13 June 2026
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Such insurance contracts are commonplace among teams and players to insure against adverse events, according to Karl Lockhart, a DePaul University law professor specialized in prediction markets.—
Camila Grigera Naon,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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The awards, created by Prince William, are designed to inspire new environmental ideas and initiatives — and optimism that climate change and other challenges can be combated.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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In the midst of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, TNG also combated racial discrimination in the news industry in hiring and promotion.—
Errol Salamon,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Activists and school officials offered conflicting accounts of how the police raid unfolded, with administrators claiming that the protest had turned violent after prolonged efforts to end it peacefully—a characterization that student protesters strongly disputed.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
9 June 2026
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The case has generated widespread attention far beyond North Texas, fueled by conflicting accounts of the confrontation, Anthony's self-defense claim and extensive discussion on social media.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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World, somehow, countered Blue’s attacks into a pinning combination and got the three.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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Lively attorney Mike Gottlieb countered that the statute expressly permits prevailing parties to seek attorneys' fees, costs and damages and argued that defendants could not avoid its consequences after previously advocating for California law to govern the dispute.—
Elizabeth Rosner,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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The combative family dispute is playing out against the backdrop of MAGA politics in Ohio and has become an issue in Miller’s campaign for reelection in what has been considered a solidly Republican congressional seat.—
Pamela Brown,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
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The combative congressman has made waves by pushing inflammatory and sometimes false claims on social media that have been called racist, antisemitic or xenophobic.—
Shannon McCaffrey,
AJC.com,
10 June 2026
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“Opposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opposed. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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