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

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Summary Productivity expert Neal Schore challenges conventional wisdom, arguing that true time loss stems not from poor planning but from internal factors like fear, overthinking, and emotional habits.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
In the three-part docuseries (now streaming on Netflix), Berlinger challenges claims that Manson’s motives behind the killings weren’t to start a race war.

— Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

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Later, the Moon opposes Saturn in your 1st House of Identity, asking whether an agreement still honors your own limits.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2026
But that popularity may not translate directly into votes, according to Kevin Sabet, CEO of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, a non-profit that opposes marijuana legalization and commercialization.

— Bob Woods, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026

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Ann Skeet, senior director of leadership ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, also questions what allowing these types of bets says about society.

— Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
In his review of the Greenway, journalist Marty Carlock questions the cohesiveness of the space’s design.

— Ashley Gardini, JSTOR Daily, 12 Aug. 2026

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First Officer Becca Bang (Ariana DeBose) fights to survive a hostile alien past.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
In Westeros, everyone always fights about the Iron Throne—a chair like an iron cowlick, constructed with actual swords seized from vanquished enemies, jutting every which way.

— Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

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Zuckerberg also published a lengthy manifesto laying out his vision and approach to AI, attempting to assuage wide-ranging concerns about AI as the company combats criticisms about its data center buildout and AI smart glasses.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
One of the ways Landers combats this tendency is to be radically transparent.

— Mark C. Perna, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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