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
Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2025
But the movie isn’t a cheaply cynical or nihilistic experience; its gravest horrors spring from a complex understanding of how human compassion persists in a universe that is fundamentally opposed to its existence.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025
Richard Hall, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
And if Tommy is opposed to big risks, Cami can’t have him as the president of her company anymore.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Among women, 36 percent supported military intervention while 59 percent opposed.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2025
But the movie isn’t a cheaply cynical or nihilistic experience; its gravest horrors spring from a complex understanding of how human compassion persists in a universe that is fundamentally opposed to its existence.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025
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Advertisement Local leaders, however, have cast the government’s efforts to portray Good as an extremist as an effort to vilify those opposed to Trump’s immigration agenda.
—Richard Hall, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
And if Tommy is opposed to big risks, Cami can’t have him as the president of her company anymore.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opposed
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Public trust in the justice system is eroded when political cronyism is rewarded over fairness, when accountability is resisted, and when devastating errors are defended instead of confronted.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
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As a child, Caleb resisted being taken into Federation custody, instead going on the lam.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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Firefighters fought the fire both inside and outside the house, and additional firefighters went inside to search for people.—
Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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And neither do the AI-skeptics who fought the hardest for it.—
Julie Samuels,
New York Daily News,
11 Jan. 2026
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As a result, students often actively reject contrary points of view.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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Supernatural beliefs, conspiracy theories and pseudoscience have struck researchers as totally impervious to contrary evidence.—
Eli Elster,
The Conversation,
2 Dec. 2025
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This phrase was born on social media and its effects can be combatted with intervention from parents.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
20 Dec. 2025
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Pureval countered that the city leadership combatted crime through numerous measures, including implementing a stricter curfew and recruiting more officers.—
Scott Wartman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Nov. 2025
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Public systems can be somewhat risk adverse.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Nekrasov said adverse weather conditions also left parts of several other regions without power, including Chernihiv, Kyiv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Zakarpattia.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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As we were carted to our bungalow late on a Friday night, my husband joked that the main gate’s grand entrance had a Jurassic Park feel, to which our bellhop countered that it had also been compared to a White Lotus resort.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2026
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But Marion countered with a three-pointer by Morgan, and layups by Carmen Cisero, Morgan and A'layah Smith, the latter giving the Lady Pats a 16-6 lead after the first quarter.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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The problem is that he and Malone were not aligned on how to develop the kids, and the tick, tock, of Jokic’s prime framed everything with conflicting urgency.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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Continue reading … DOUBLE LIFE – Nanny’s jailhouse letters reveal conflicting loyalties in love triangle murder trial.—
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FOXNews.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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In an unusually combative video statement, Powell accused the administration of using federal prosecutors to interfere with the Fed's decision-making on interest rates.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
13 Jan. 2026
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Perez told the Herald/Times last week that DeSantis hasn’t returned his calls since the combative session ended after two extensions in June.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Opposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opposed. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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