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
School meal bill divides Republicans Shane’s bill passed the Senate on Wednesday by a vote of 22-18, with nine Republicans joining all nine Democrats in opposition.
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2026
In Palm Beach County, Republicans sought to mobilize opposition to the devices in 2024, and citing unverified claims of potential election shenanigans, sought to convince people not to use them.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
It was rooted in opposition to persecution.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
Jane Jordan had held the office for 20 years and was re-elected with no opposition in November 2023.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2026
In Palm Beach County, Republicans sought to mobilize opposition to the devices in 2024, and citing unverified claims of potential election shenanigans, sought to convince people not to use them.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
It was rooted in opposition to persecution.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
Jane Jordan had held the office for 20 years and was re-elected with no opposition in November 2023.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opposition
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The work focuses on dysprosium, a heavy rare-earth element used to improve heat resistance in magnets and stabilize nuclear control rods.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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In the lab, the researchers isolated various bacterial strains and sequenced their genomes to evaluate which genes allow the strain to survive in low temperatures and which are linked to antimicrobial resistance.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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That deal and others that followed were cleared over the objections of top antitrust division staff including Slater.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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The bill initially passed 87-36 in the House and 30-9 in the Senate — both above the two-thirds threshold necessary to enact legislation into law over the governor’s objection.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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Experimental and first-principles studies confirm that MoSi2 exhibits axis-dependent conduction polarity (ADCP) in both the Seebeck and Hall coefficients.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Solar maximum occurs in the middle of that 11-year cycle, when the magnetic polarity of the sun flips.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The retailers’ stock market performances reflect their sharp divergence in sales results.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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That’s where that divergence really grew throughout the twenty-twenties.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Opposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opposition. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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