1
as in resists
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 combats
to strive to reduce or eliminate
we must oppose ignorance and prejudice wherever and whenever they arise
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Recent Examples of opposes
The case centers on a directive to use $4 billion from an alternative fund to pay November SNAP benefits in full—a move the administration opposes.
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The Sports Betting Alliance, representing companies like Draft Kings and FanDuel, opposes the bill's revenue-sharing model.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Haley Hall opposes sealing the records.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2025
Frey opposes rent control, and Fateh supports rent stabilization without providing specific details.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2025
Walters resigned from his position in September 2025 to lead Teacher Freedom Alliance, a conservative advocacy group that opposes teachers unions.
—Emery Petchauer, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2025
Leslie Alfred White, who opposes the project, is one of several landowners sued by PSEG for refusing access to survey crews.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
Even a relative newcomer, Curtis, opposes eliminating the filibuster.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Chiwenga also opposes corruption by government and Zanu PF officials but was overruled at the party’s October conference.
—Tawanda Karombo, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The Sports Betting Alliance, representing companies like Draft Kings and FanDuel, opposes the bill's revenue-sharing model.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Haley Hall opposes sealing the records.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2025
Frey opposes rent control, and Fateh supports rent stabilization without providing specific details.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2025
Walters resigned from his position in September 2025 to lead Teacher Freedom Alliance, a conservative advocacy group that opposes teachers unions.
—Emery Petchauer, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2025
Leslie Alfred White, who opposes the project, is one of several landowners sued by PSEG for refusing access to survey crews.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
Even a relative newcomer, Curtis, opposes eliminating the filibuster.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Chiwenga also opposes corruption by government and Zanu PF officials but was overruled at the party’s October conference.
—Tawanda Karombo, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for opposes
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The research team revealed that plastination is a new method for managing moisture in wood by replacing water in the cellular structure with a silicone compound to create a durable, hydrophobic barrier that resists swelling, rotting, and cracking.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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So, for me, that was the creation of the Anti-American Speech Committee, which is a government panel essentially designed to prosecute artists for holding views or creating work that resists basically the fascist state that has overtaken the American government.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Jasmine Crowe-Houston is the founder of Goodr, an organization that regularly combats food waste by collaborating with businesses, foundations, governments, and sports teams to provide high-quality food to local communities.—
Ronny Maye,
Essence,
31 Oct. 2025
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Nourish Up, an organization that combats hunger in Mecklenburg County through food banks, grocery delivery and the meals on wheels program, served 164,000 people in 2024 alone.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Oct. 2025
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And the action ranges from dueling card tricks to the kind of honest-to-God fights that merely serve to remind us that balletic action films really are magic tricks.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2025
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The movie, about a pop girl group called HUNTR/X that fights demons, was a smash hit.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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The interpreter eventually confronts the writer, telling her that Chizuko wants to protect an idealized version of her, not the real Ō Chizuru.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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Even the climax of the film, when Bella confronts Edward about his vampire identity in the misty Washington forest, loses its dramatic edge thanks to Edward's emphatic rebuke of his predatory nature.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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The symbolism of a Caucasian family welcoming a stranger — an immigrant who doesn’t look like them — to share their abode, forcefully counters how immigrants to our shores often are othered and ostracized.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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But Drew Baldridge counters the idea that nice guys are losers.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Opposes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opposes. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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