oppugning

verb

present participle of oppugn
1
as in questioning
to demand proof of the truth or rightness of had the temerity to oppugn the merits of a study in a discipline that he knows nothing about

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2
as in opposing
to strive to reduce or eliminate guardians of liberty who staunchly oppugned tyranny, whether from the right or the left

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  1. questioning
  2. opposing
  3. challenging
  4. fighting
  5. combating
Verb
  • Granger chastised Abernethy in a series of emails, then took her concerns to Oberhelman, questioning his decision to assign her operations duties for the entire program in addition to her job coaching the divers.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026
  • As details of the deal emerged Wednesday, opposition on Capitol Hill and elsewhere began to snowball, with Republicans and Democrats both questioning the wisdom of the agreement.
    — Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of questioning
Verb
  • Venus and Saturn are opposing each other in your money houses (exact on August 21), which looks like possible buyer’s remorse, but will more likely show up in interpersonal contexts where the mutual exchange isn’t actually very mutual.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
  • The Senate unanimously passed a resolution opposing a presidential pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell on Wednesday, putting itself on record against Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 29 July 2026
Definition of opposing
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  • Three of the candidates are Democrats challenging the incumbent, a Republican.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
  • Care requires a dynamic infrastructure that includes building trust and rapport with communities, providing accessible health care, translating science and medical literacy, challenging HIV stigma and discrimination.
    — Jallicia Jolly, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of challenging
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  • Residents are fighting a proposal to build 192 apartments in seven buildings on a vacant slope near the Oceanside-Vista border just south of state Route 78.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2026
  • That video cast Perry as a solider fighting battle in wartime scenes.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026
Definition of fighting
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  • Although attendees represented a wide variety of job functions, most work in areas such as moderating online communities, developing and enforcing platform safety policies, combating fraud and abuse and protecting children online.
    — Larry Magid, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
  • Cambodia will host an international conference on combating cyber scams in September, Hun Manet said in a post on his Telegram social media account.
    — Sopheng Cheang, Fortune, 22 July 2026
Definition of combating
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“Oppugning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oppugning. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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