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
Allen insists that there is a path to resistance.
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
That’s not to say that there is not going to be resistance from other people in other places every step of the way.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2026
The Wolfpack made their first eight shots — sometimes without much resistance — and went on a 15-0 run to take a 19-4 lead.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Some of the resistance echoes the earlier era when the tech industry was suspicious of how governments would use its innovations.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
That’s not to say that there is not going to be resistance from other people in other places every step of the way.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2026
The Wolfpack made their first eight shots — sometimes without much resistance — and went on a 15-0 run to take a 19-4 lead.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Some of the resistance echoes the earlier era when the tech industry was suspicious of how governments would use its innovations.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for resistance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resistance
Noun
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Orban’s conservative-nationalist party, Fidesz — Hungarian Civic Alliance, is polling behind the pro-European opposition, the Respect and Freedom Party, or Tisza.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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Thomson has the title and the gavel, but time will tell who’s driving the agenda — the mayor or Pearlman, founder of the development opposition group Save Boca, who ran with Grau and Sipple as a slate.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
16 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 European Southern Observatory (ESO), an international astronomy research organization that operates some of the world's largest telescopes, has also filed objections against the two proposals.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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The exit was over his objection to the war in Iran.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Resistance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resistance. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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