1
as in opposition
the inclination to resist
after some initial resistance, the city council warmed up to the proposed development plan
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2
as in underground
a secret organization in a conquered country fighting against enemy forces
soldiers from the resistance were captured after a skirmish outside the foreign ministry
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Recent Examples of resistance
My art is my calling, my purpose, my ministry, my resistance, my activism, my hope, my joy, my love.
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
The cardiorespiratory exercise group did eight weeks of aerobic exercise and resistance training, three times a week, each session lasting 60 minutes.
—New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
Transparency is met with resistance.
—Hansel Alejandro Aguilar, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
An exposé of far-right nationalism and a beacon of resistance directed by Connie Field, produced by Field and Sigrid Dyekjær (The Cave).
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
The cardiorespiratory exercise group did eight weeks of aerobic exercise and resistance training, three times a week, each session lasting 60 minutes.
—New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
Transparency is met with resistance.
—Hansel Alejandro Aguilar, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
An exposé of far-right nationalism and a beacon of resistance directed by Connie Field, produced by Field and Sigrid Dyekjær (The Cave).
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for resistance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resistance
Noun
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For 25 years, Chavism has co-opted Venezuela's infrastructure for its own enrichment, persecuting journalists and opposition, wrecking the economy, and leaving its citizens in poverty.—
Kristina Foltz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Despite opposition from Democrats — including a quorum break that derailed an earlier special session — Republican lawmakers successfully ushered in a new congressional map that positions Republicans to pick up five seats in Congress.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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But now European and American scientists are exploring whether the first human Martians could find refuge via dormant volcanos scattered across the Red Planet, inside lava tubes that criss-cross the Mars underground.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Sibiya said the men had been killed by gas underground, their bodies carried out of the mine by colleagues and left for the police to find.—
Tommy Trenchard,
NPR,
23 Aug. 2025
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The objections that stopped earlier attempts are now dissolving.—
Sandy Peng,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Libraries received only 12 formal objections since 2021 Changes brought by the supervisors' stand in contrast to how library administrators historically have dealt with book objections.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Resistance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resistance. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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