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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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
Others point to existing armed or semi-organized anti-regime groups, including Kurdish organizations, Baloch insurgent networks and underground resistance cells operating inside Iran.
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Within this reality, her determination and imagination becomes an act of resistance, culminating in a haunting fusion of viewer and cinema that reveals how deeply art can transform a young life.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2026
The resistance, and the distrust underlying it, is rooted in the island’s complex history, both recent and ancient.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
In some communities, the industry has brought jobs, but also pollution; in others, the industry faces resistance.
—NPR, 7 May 2026
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Within this reality, her determination and imagination becomes an act of resistance, culminating in a haunting fusion of viewer and cinema that reveals how deeply art can transform a young life.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2026
The resistance, and the distrust underlying it, is rooted in the island’s complex history, both recent and ancient.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
In some communities, the industry has brought jobs, but also pollution; in others, the industry faces resistance.
—NPR, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resistance
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Last weekend’s 1-0 win over Leeds in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley was encouraging chiefly because, for the first time since January, Chelsea successfully managed to hold Premier League opposition at bay in relative comfort and control for an entire game.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, one of the more moderate gubernatorial candidates, has been very vocal about his opposition to the tax, warning that the measure would ultimately cost the majority of Californians and sink the state’s innovation economy.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Though operating at the center of the Venezuelan underground, Garbán embodies the disconnect between the scene’s international acclaim and domestic invisibility.—
Marcos Sanoja,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2026
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This plant is intended to store large quantities of hydrogen underground.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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There were also objections from bigger carriers such as United, which had an urgent financial interest in seeing the back of a pesky cheap competitor.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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As for your wife’s objection, Miss Manners will point out that good manners need not mean being bulldozed by others.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
9 May 2026
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“Resistance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resistance. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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