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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 resisting
Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Dunn is charged with assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, intimidating and interfering with a federal officer.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Sean Dunn is facing charges of allegedly assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, intimidating and interfering with a federal officer, according to The Associated Press.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
According to court documents, the grand jury accused Childers, while acting as sheriff, of using unreasonable and excessive force on several people who were not resisting an arrest or posing a threat, injuring them.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
The two suspects were arrested and charged with theft and resisting an officer by flight, police said.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2025
The 41-year-old suspect was booked into jail on charges of burglary, resisting arrest, felony evading and fleeing police while driving the wrong direction, according to jail booking records.
—Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
The candidate for Illinois’ Ninth Congressional District was indicted on charges of assaulting, resisting and impeding federal officers.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Booth, who police say has no criminal history, is charged with first-degree murder, one count of second-degree child abuse, one count of felonious assault and three counts of resisting a police officer.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
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Martinez and Ruiz were present in court Wednesday and both have entered not guilty pleas to a federal charge of assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers.
—Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Dunn is charged with assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, intimidating and interfering with a federal officer.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Sean Dunn is facing charges of allegedly assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, intimidating and interfering with a federal officer, according to The Associated Press.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
According to court documents, the grand jury accused Childers, while acting as sheriff, of using unreasonable and excessive force on several people who were not resisting an arrest or posing a threat, injuring them.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
The two suspects were arrested and charged with theft and resisting an officer by flight, police said.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2025
The 41-year-old suspect was booked into jail on charges of burglary, resisting arrest, felony evading and fleeing police while driving the wrong direction, according to jail booking records.
—Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
The candidate for Illinois’ Ninth Congressional District was indicted on charges of assaulting, resisting and impeding federal officers.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Booth, who police say has no criminal history, is charged with first-degree murder, one count of second-degree child abuse, one count of felonious assault and three counts of resisting a police officer.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resisting
Adjective
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Each retails between $130 and $140 and maintains Xtratuf’s F’s slip-resistant sole and waterproof rubber shell.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
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More top deals include this 12-piece food storage container set and this Joanna Gaines area rug that’s stain-resistant.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Wylde points out that some business leaders had other reasons for opposing him.—
NPR,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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Five vehicles were driven past the ground prior to kick-off, carrying electronic billboards showing messages opposing antisemitism.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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But as was proven later, in conflicting accounts like the ones here, the Band didn’t quite go quietly into that night.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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After giving birth to him, she’s overwhelmed by irreconcilably conflicting emotions—Javed is at once her own flesh, and an embodiment of his father’s actions.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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The storm held firm down the stretch, withstanding two different 4-0 Raider runs to earn a Set 3 victory.—
Andrew Cornelius,
Twin Cities,
6 Nov. 2025
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And the Broncos earn high marks in particular here for withstanding a couple of injuries to Pat Surtain II, as their star cornerback didn't come out of the locker room after halftime with a shoulder injury and then was quickly downgraded to out for the game.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Department intends to stop funding both 2025 new awards and non-competing continuations for these seven grant programs.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Men’s singles champion Jannik Sinner of Italy and women’s singles champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus return to defend their titles, along with American tennis stars Coco Gauff, Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Fritz, Madison Keys and more competing.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Barton gave the jury the impression of a man prepared to go into daily combat on numerous fronts, constantly fighting one battle after another, in service of his principles.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The Justice Department under him was not really interested in fighting crime.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Cushla’s world is full of defiant spirits, including her mother, a woman struggling with addiction who spends most of her days bound to her living room and the bottom of a bottle.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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The mayor-elect was defiant in his victory speech.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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During the Obama and Biden administrations, the US used its bully pulpit to drag more recalcitrant countries like China and the Gulf petrostates to the table and sign them on to promises to cut carbon and shell out cash to help poorer countries.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The president’s biggest tool has been his willingness to impose high tariffs or punitive sanctions on the recalcitrant parties, showing that the United States’ vast economic power can be as useful as its military might in ending sticky conflicts.—
Robert C. O’Brien,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Resisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resisting. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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