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Recent Examples of polarity The coronal hole had a negative polarity that wasn't supposed to give us big geomagnetic storms or subsequent auroras, Skov explained. Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025 According to scientists, a molecular dipole arises when a molecule has partial positive and partial negative charge regions, giving the molecule an overall polarity that points in a specific direction. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025 Cloud-to-ground lightning is indicated with symbols colored by polarity: blue for negative and red for positive. Denise Chow, NBC news, 31 July 2025 Solar Orbiter’s observations indicate that there is currently no dominant polarity at either pole, De Groof adds. Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for polarity
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opposition
Noun
  • Until Slot settles on a right-back option, the short-term message is quite clear for Premier League opposition analysts — target Liverpool’s right flank.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The veteran host has been candid about his firing, citing his opposition to casting political figures like Sean Spicer.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Polarity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polarity. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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