oppugning

present participle of oppugn

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for oppugning
Verb
  • According to the New York Times, this individual was the second person detained and later released by law enforcement authorities after questioning.
    Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Instead, the Prime Minister’s absence has left British Jews questioning whether this government is serious about confronting the hatred consuming our country.
    Staff, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Wednesday nights are for watching tape on third downs at a variety of distances and taking more notes about pressure packages and the front structures opposing defenses prefer.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • This season, opposing defenses have blitzed the Hawks nearly 50% of the time, resulting in four of Robertson’s five interceptions.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • An 11-member professional diving team operated under challenging conditions, including strong currents, low visibility, and the technical demands of deep diving.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Those elements were cited in filings challenging both the substance and the process used to produce the new standards.
    Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The approximate number of Americans who died fighting the Nazis in World War II.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Proctor also investigated the Walshe case and other criminal cases in Norfolk County and those defense attorneys are fighting to get information from Proctor’s phone backup archives that could exonerate their clients.
    Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Such a move would represent a dramatic shift aimed at combating short-term thinking inside C-Suites obsessed with pleasing investors but would also mean far less timely insights into the business world and the real economy.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The only effective means of combatting measles is widespread vaccination.
    Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Oppugning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oppugning. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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