oppugned

past tense of oppugn

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for oppugned
Verb
  • But in the last decade, research on ultraprocessed foods has challenged that notion, suggesting that these foods may drive us to eat more.
    Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Its concentrated competitors can be challenged to work across property types.
    Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The lawmakers will urge the administration to support federal workers and prevent a spike in health care costs, which are the reason most Senate Democrats have opposed reopening the government.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In southern Gaza, a group opposed to Hamas known as the Popular Forces has refused to lay down its arms.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Greenberg questioned why Republicans are inaccurately labeling protesters in a way that could potentially draw violence.
    Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Acosta was also questioned about a photograph that allegedly showed Menchel skiing in Aspen with Epstein sometime in the early 2000s.
    Julie K Brown, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Cordelia Tuan, 32, of Detroit, who spoke outside of the Central Station, also raised concern with the shutdown and the ending of Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies being fought over amid it.
    Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The film shares the experiences, memories, and post-traumatic stress of women warriors who fought in Gaza and Lebanon.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The event, the most disputed of the festival, marked the Rio premiere of Kleber Mendonça Filho’s thriller and saw Wagner Moura — predicted by Variety’s very own Clayton Davis to land a Best Actor nomination — spearhead a healthy list of cast and crew at the screening.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
  • This figure does not distinguish between combatants and civilians and is disputed by Israeli officials, but is widely cited by Western sources.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Oppugned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oppugned. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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