1
as in resisting
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 fighting
to strive to reduce or eliminate
we must oppose ignorance and prejudice wherever and whenever they arise
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as in opposite
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Recent Examples of opposing
Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
Hochman's office also filed a motion opposing the petition.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
The final vote was 216 to 214, with two Republicans opposing the measure, while all Democrats voted against it.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
In fact, advocates opposing the government say it hasn’t been universally used since it was first introduced in the mid-1940s.
—Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Based on pre- and post-debate data collected from the audience, Sey's stance on opposing trans athletes in women's sports appeared to be the winning argument.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Schumer, opposing nearly all House Democrats and most in the Senate, retreated by delivering Republicans enough votes to break a filibuster.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 31 Mar. 2025
This political back-and-forth is nothing new, as those from opposing parties have long sparred in all kinds of media for centuries.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
But as Spoelstra cycled through combinations, one that stuck was getting a pair of pitbulls to take a bite out of opposing scoring surges.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025
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These kinds of stuck weather patterns that have intense interaction of opposing forces right next to each other are becoming more common in a changing climate.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
Hochman's office also filed a motion opposing the petition.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
The final vote was 216 to 214, with two Republicans opposing the measure, while all Democrats voted against it.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
In fact, advocates opposing the government say it hasn’t been universally used since it was first introduced in the mid-1940s.
—Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Based on pre- and post-debate data collected from the audience, Sey's stance on opposing trans athletes in women's sports appeared to be the winning argument.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Schumer, opposing nearly all House Democrats and most in the Senate, retreated by delivering Republicans enough votes to break a filibuster.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 31 Mar. 2025
This political back-and-forth is nothing new, as those from opposing parties have long sparred in all kinds of media for centuries.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
But as Spoelstra cycled through combinations, one that stuck was getting a pair of pitbulls to take a bite out of opposing scoring surges.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for opposing
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The result of a complex physical and chemical treatment process, the finish gets its name for its ceramic-like feel and matte finish while resisting scratches and scuffs.—
Brian Westover,
PCMAG,
8 Jan. 2025
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He was arrested again in 2016, during his four-year probation term, for shoplifting from a local Walmart and resisting security and was sent back to prison.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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The opposite approach can be just as problematic: The business purchases a slew of off-the-shelf tools and either dumps integration on IT or leaves them siloed, requiring manual data transfers.—
Peter Karlson,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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One basis point is equal to 0.01%, and yields and prices move in opposite directions.—
Sean Conlon,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
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Feldstein Soto says that COVID-19, antagonistic juries are at fault.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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Whether Earle-Sears can consolidate those suburban inroads — or whether Spanberger can capitalize on anger over the Trump administration's antagonistic approach to the federal workforce — may very well decide the race.—
Margaret Barthel,
NPR,
17 June 2025
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Balancing these seemingly contradictory demands requires a paradigm shift: one that doesn’t view technology and humanity as mutually exclusive, but rather as complementary forces that can amplify each other.—
Swati Deepak Kumar,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Combs’ team has been able to put on much of their case during cross-examination of the government’s nearly three dozen witnesses, grilling them about alleged inconsistencies in their testimony or seemingly contradictory statements.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2025
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This claim is fundamentally factual because the Iranian regime’s legitimacy rests with advancing a revolutionary foreign policy irreconcilable with the very concept of a Jewish state existing in Muslim lands.—
Dr. Robert G. Rabil,
Sun Sentinel,
23 June 2025
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But the fundamental facts of their relationship are irreconcilable.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2025
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The issue has divided much of Trump’s base, between traditional GOP war hawks and those who claim further military intervention would be antithetical to MAGA values.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
19 June 2025
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The Trump administration seems willing to meet the right people in tech and say the right things, but its policies are antithetical to a thriving ecosystem of innovation.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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Its diametrical opposite might be the epigraph, the upfront citation, not relegated to footnote or endnote and often in italics — a phenomenon no one could fail to observe.—
Elisa Gabbert,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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Since the advent of the Patrick Mahomes Era, the Chiefs are 15-3 in the postseason — a diametric contrast for a franchise that had won just one of its previous 12 playoff games and tormented its fan base into what might be called rational paranoia.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2025
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The requirements call for at least 18,000 miles of bicycling and for riders to cross two antipodal points — in Wilcox's case, Madrid, Spain, and Wellington, New Zealand.—
Scott Detrow,
NPR,
18 Sep. 2024
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These two antipodal scenarios hold distinct implications for where Io’s volcanism ultimately emerges on the moon’s surface.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
20 Nov. 2023
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“Opposing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opposing. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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