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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The new model also challenges an industry belief that leading-edge AI requires heavy spending on data centers and the advanced chips that the US has restricted access to.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Distillation sparks dispute The letter also challenges calls to restrict AI distillation, a technique that trains one model using another model’s outputs.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026

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The Sun in your 2nd House of Resources opposes Pluto in your 8th House of Shared Resources, spotlighting debts, joint expenses, intimacy, obligations, or the emotional price of staying vague.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2026
Missourians for Fair Taxation, largely funded by the Missouri Association of Realtors PAC, opposes the measure.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

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The challenge is meaningful – particularly in the context of a culture that still questions what obesity is and reaches for simple definitions and quick fixes.

— Bryan Sivak, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Gen might have gotten away scot-free from the sheets incident in terms of optics — no one questions her involvement, even though her job description includes housekeeping — but karma hounds her during the first day of the charter.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026

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The lowest score came from The Guardian, which handed it two stars out of five, while Giant Bomb landed positive overall with a complaint that the boss fights lean on damage sponges more than puzzles.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Recent budget fights over increasing defense spending, which failed to commit the UK to NATO’s spending targets at a time when wars in Ukraine and the Middle East continue, only serve to illustrate this.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

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