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 Mental toughness pushes you to face that resistance head-on, not run from it. King Holder, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2025 The researchers assessed wear on the cells by periodically measuring various forms of resistance in battery cells. IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2025 The legislation could face resistance from multiple sides. Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 With only the narrowest of majorities in the House, an agenda that could be too expansive for a single bill constrained by reconciliation, pointed resistance from Democrats, and a requirement to raise the debt ceiling, Republicans are attempting to thread the thinnest of congressional needles. Tobias Burns, The Hill, 28 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for resistance 
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Noun
  • The Constitutional Court recently ruled that several of Noboa's decisions were unconstitutional, fueling fears of electoral fraud—not from opposition candidates, but from within state institutions.
    Jesus Mesa, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
  • Even ignoring the fact a huge proportion of opposition fans see City’s period of domination as as an aberration/abomination/scandal and all their trophies are null and void, City’s record in Europe is actually pretty woeful considering all the cash thrown at it and their domestic trophies.
    Sam Lee, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
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  • His breakthrough came via 1977’s Eraserhead, which became popular in the midnight movie underground circuit.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
  • And as surface temperatures rise, their cool underground burrows may become important refuges.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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  • This time, Saudi Arabia may be willing to enter a deal in exchange for Israel dropping its objections to the PA taking control of Gaza.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Fewer than 100 units Condo buyouts require 80% consensus and the explicit objection of less than 5% of the unit owners.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025

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“Resistance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resistance. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.

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