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
Physical resistance is not required on the part of the victim to demonstrate lack of consent.
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2026
Ferruzzi and his team then did biomechanical testing, including pressing tiny probes into the tissue to measure its resistance to pressure and examining how the samples responded to compression.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
Unlike the elaborate, leftist underground in Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, their network of resistance is accidental and humane.
—Michael Snyder, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
The 10a has the same IP68 rating for dust and water resistance as most of its competitors, including the 17e and S25 FE.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2026
Ferruzzi and his team then did biomechanical testing, including pressing tiny probes into the tissue to measure its resistance to pressure and examining how the samples responded to compression.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
Unlike the elaborate, leftist underground in Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, their network of resistance is accidental and humane.
—Michael Snyder, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
The 10a has the same IP68 rating for dust and water resistance as most of its competitors, including the 17e and S25 FE.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resistance
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The increase would make LAX rides among the world’s most expensive, sparking opposition from Uber, Lyft, travelers, and state lawmakers.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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California’s efforts to expand health coverage to undocumented immigrants has drawn heated opposition from Republicans both nationwide and at home.—
Andrew Graham
March 9,
Sacbee.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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His father was forged by years of revolutionary hardship—prison, persecution, life underground—before coming to power and reportedly amassing a war chest exceeding $100 billion, built in part from properties confiscated from religious minorities who fled persecution.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2026
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Bunn had previously used AI to search for new sources of oil underground, but pivoted to medical work after his wife had a series of miscarriages.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
4 Mar. 2026
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The lawsuit claims jailers forced her to remove the covering despite her religious objections.—
Daniel Wilkerson,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Eighteen-year-olds are adults and can request euthanasia even over family objections.—
Charles Lane,
The Atlantic,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Resistance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resistance. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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