1
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
Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 27 Aug. 2025
Republicans, meanwhile, are vastly opposed to mid-cycle redistricting in California.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Johnson and Pritzker have both been staunchly opposed to Trump’s threats of federal intervention.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
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Democrats were broadly opposed to Trump’s move, with 80 percent saying the National Guard should not be in Washington and 8 percent saying they should be deployed.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 27 Aug. 2025
Republicans, meanwhile, are vastly opposed to mid-cycle redistricting in California.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
In another example, Francis came out in support of civil unions for same-sex couples, something previously opposed by the Vatican’s doctrine office.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Johnson and Pritzker have both been staunchly opposed to Trump’s threats of federal intervention.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opposed
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While there, the police allege that Pettway interfered with their actions, cursed at them, was difficult to deal with and resisted arrest when Trooper Brennan Kelly ordered him to go to the front of the house.—
Tresa Baldas,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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South Korean authorities repeatedly asked Google to change the location names – but Google resisted and became embroiled in several other South Korean map-labeling controversies in the following years, Ahn wrote in a paper about the topic.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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White soldiers were reluctant to serve alongside the largely Black battalion, so the Harlem Hellfighters fought alongside the Allied French, fighting off enemy soldiers and becoming the first unit to reach the Rhine River.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
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Imavov has fought four times since then.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Any contrary assertion is provably false.—
Mikai Bruce,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Each makes its contrary unreal, even absurd.—
Roy Scranton
August 20,
Literary Hub,
20 Aug. 2025
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Long before the creation of DEI departments formally driving pedagogy in public schools, the ADL had proudly hailed itself as an organization that combatted antisemitism and other forms of bigotry.—
Sahar Mustafah
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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The specialty retailer’s chief financial officer, Robert Ball, said Abercrombie has seen about $5 million in adverse impact from tariffs during the second quarter, chiefly manifested in the cost of sales, and expects $90 million net impact from tariffs for the year.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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This tool helps with reading, writing, summarizing, adverse-event profile reviews, label comparisons, clinical protocol assessments, and even generating database code.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Gwynn countered this view, pointing to decades of research supporting vaccination programs.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Cam then countered by saying that Dame appeared on Growing Up Hip Hop as WEtv talent and likely did not make much money from it.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In 2015, the FDA issued a tepid notice about the risks of using acetaminophen during pregnancy, mentioning conflicting results about a possible link to ADHD but nothing about autism.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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Analysts say the producer price index and the consumer price index appeared to show conflicting signals in July about inflation.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Some aspects of playing right-back suit Wieffer’s combative instincts.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Kennedy appears combative during testimony The three-hour hearing quickly became combative as Kennedy defended his time as HHS secretary amid a flurry of questions on his staffing shakeups, vaccine changes and other issues.—
Will McDuffie,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Opposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opposed. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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