as in opposed
to refuse to give in to
it is important to resist the temptation to run away from your problems
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Recent Examples of resisted
While there, the police allege that Pettway interfered with their actions, cursed at them, was difficult to deal with and resisted arrest when Trooper Brennan Kelly ordered him to go to the front of the house.
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Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
South Korean authorities repeatedly asked Google to change the location names – but Google resisted and became embroiled in several other South Korean map-labeling controversies in the following years, Ahn wrote in a paper about the topic.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
If such adjustments are not made, insulin is resisted, and glucose cannot enter.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Throughout his tenure at the Armani group, the designer held a majority stake at his company and resisted selling it to multinational companies like LVMH.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 4 Sep. 2025
But Grassley has firmly resisted calls to abandon blue slips, noting that Republicans used the same mechanism to block former President Joe Biden’s nominees, in some cases preserving vacancies that Trump is now attempting to fill.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
Turner tried to grab Mitchell, but Mitchell resisted.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the nationalist Kuomintang that came into Taiwan were not terribly well received by the local population, many of whom were hoping for independence and resisted a Chinese nationalist, authoritarian takeover.
—Meredith Oyen, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Indeed, that’s why Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos has routinely resisted theatrical releases for all but a handful of his company’s many feature-length projects, and those mostly to qualify them for Oscar runs and traditionalist voters’ preferences.
—David Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
South Korean authorities repeatedly asked Google to change the location names – but Google resisted and became embroiled in several other South Korean map-labeling controversies in the following years, Ahn wrote in a paper about the topic.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
If such adjustments are not made, insulin is resisted, and glucose cannot enter.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Throughout his tenure at the Armani group, the designer held a majority stake at his company and resisted selling it to multinational companies like LVMH.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 4 Sep. 2025
But Grassley has firmly resisted calls to abandon blue slips, noting that Republicans used the same mechanism to block former President Joe Biden’s nominees, in some cases preserving vacancies that Trump is now attempting to fill.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
Turner tried to grab Mitchell, but Mitchell resisted.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the nationalist Kuomintang that came into Taiwan were not terribly well received by the local population, many of whom were hoping for independence and resisted a Chinese nationalist, authoritarian takeover.
—Meredith Oyen, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Indeed, that’s why Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos has routinely resisted theatrical releases for all but a handful of his company’s many feature-length projects, and those mostly to qualify them for Oscar runs and traditionalist voters’ preferences.
—David Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resisted
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Two key points in the case were that board members who personally opposed the books took the action against the input of an advisory committee, and that the board members' action was based on speculative, not actual, fears of disruption.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The county attorney’s office opposed Gooden’s petition to the court in 2020 to restore his firearms rights and a judge did not restore them.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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After taking a 19-8 loss Friday while the Mets unveiled Jonah Tong for five inning, the Marlins scored five in the first inning, withstood two homers by Juan Soto in an 11-8 win Saturday and easily earned a 5-1 victory Sunday.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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But Johnson – who did have a big first half passing – withstood the pressure to complete an 8-yard scoring strike to senior Ja’Dale Thompson on the Raiders’ next possession.—
Frank Rajikowski,
Twin Cities,
30 Aug. 2025
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White soldiers were reluctant to serve alongside the largely Black battalion, so the Harlem Hellfighters fought alongside the Allied French, fighting off enemy soldiers and becoming the first unit to reach the Rhine River.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
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Imavov has fought four times since then.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Resisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resisted. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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