OPPUGNS Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

oppugns

verb

present tense third-person singular of oppugn

as in challenges

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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as in opposes

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

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Zahir Islam, PhD, a physicist at ANL, and co-author of the study, said the finding challenges a common assumption in microelectronics that the substrate beneath a thin film simply acts as a passive support.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Jankowski’s Crying for the March of Humanity challenges this distinction by remaking an entire episode of the Mexican telenovela, La que no podía amar (The One Who Couldn’t Love, 2011), replacing all 40-some-minutes of dialogue with crying.

— Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

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There was a period where airspace was closed in the Gulf after the Iran conflict began, and then questions about whether the region’s growth story would be interrupted.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
An award decided by sportswriters and broadcasters gives them something convenient to point to when anyone questions that assessment.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026

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Washington — Senate Majority Leader John Thune is set to travel to several states with key Senate races in the coming weeks as the GOP fights to hold on to its majority in the upper chamber.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Panchavarnam now fights to preserve the sisterhood, even as her daughter chooses a different life.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

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