1
as in resistance
the inclination to resist
most of the opposition to the proposed smoking ban is coming from bar owners worried about its impact on their businesses
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as in oppositeness
the quality or state of being as different as possible
her actions stand in direct opposition to her words
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Recent Examples of opposition
The arch has been met with opposition from some corners, including nearly all of the 1,000 public comments submitted prior to the commission's vote.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 May 2026
Banerjee is a fierce critic of Modi and a key member of India's opposition alliance.
—Shilpa Jamkhandikar, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Democrats have in the past made opposition to gerrymandering a party platform, introducing legislation that would require independent commissions to re-draw congressional districts.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 4 May 2026
Over its 36-year lifespan, it’s been adjusted six times with little opposition.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 May 2026
Banerjee is a fierce critic of Modi and a key member of India's opposition alliance.
—Shilpa Jamkhandikar, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Democrats have in the past made opposition to gerrymandering a party platform, introducing legislation that would require independent commissions to re-draw congressional districts.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 4 May 2026
Over its 36-year lifespan, it’s been adjusted six times with little opposition.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opposition
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The 2024 opening of the facility met with some resistance from local community leaders, who had safety concerns.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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But although resistance is similarly futile, their goals are less about assimilation than worshipping the obsessive Grant's wife, Starla (Elizabeth Banks).—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
1 May 2026
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Unions have aggressively answered complaints about data centers in ways that executives at tech giants and the development firms rarely do, unafraid to bluntly confront concerns about energy and water shortages, rising electric and water bills, or noise and quality-of-life objections.—
Marc Levy,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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Apparently the main objection is that the sight lines on the Green will be affected for traffic.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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The source of the solar activity is a negative polarity coronal hole high-speed stream -- a fast-moving stream of solar wind that escaped the sun's atmosphere -- according to NOAA.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Practically a textbook polarity zone.—
Jay Woods,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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At the heart of the UAE’s new direction is an increasingly stark policy divergence with Saudi Arabia, the largest of the GCC states.—
Raf Sanchez,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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That policy divergence has intensified scrutiny over whether Charles’ visit is now functioning as a diplomatic pressure valve.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Opposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opposition. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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