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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
Jericka Duncan, CBS News, 2 June 2026
She was initially charged with misdemeanor breaking or entering, resisting arrest and assault on a government official.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 1 June 2026
She was charged with breaking and entering, resisting an officer, and assaulting a government employee.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 June 2026
The woman in the video was charged with breaking and entering, resisting a public officer, and assault on a government official or employee, according to a warrant for her arrest issued Friday.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
The officers ended up using pepper spray and a stun gun on two people before taking them into custody on suspicion of resisting arrest.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Just as during the Industrial Revolution, a more just future begins with workers resisting against the abuses of the present.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Police said a criminal complaint will be submitted to the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office for vehicle theft, resisting a peace officer and the man’s felony warrant.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 30 May 2026
The decision comes a year after 23-year-old Samson Allen appealed his guilty verdict of resisting and obstructing police.
—Rose Evans
updated May 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2026
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Moore was initially facing charges of breaking or entering, resisting a public officer and assault of a government official or employee, but the latter two charges have since been dismissed.
—Jericka Duncan, CBS News, 2 June 2026
She was initially charged with misdemeanor breaking or entering, resisting arrest and assault on a government official.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 1 June 2026
She was charged with breaking and entering, resisting an officer, and assaulting a government employee.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 June 2026
The woman in the video was charged with breaking and entering, resisting a public officer, and assault on a government official or employee, according to a warrant for her arrest issued Friday.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
The officers ended up using pepper spray and a stun gun on two people before taking them into custody on suspicion of resisting arrest.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Just as during the Industrial Revolution, a more just future begins with workers resisting against the abuses of the present.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Police said a criminal complaint will be submitted to the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office for vehicle theft, resisting a peace officer and the man’s felony warrant.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 30 May 2026
The decision comes a year after 23-year-old Samson Allen appealed his guilty verdict of resisting and obstructing police.
—Rose Evans
updated May 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resisting
Adjective
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Plant tomatoes after nighttime temperatures exceed 50°F, avoid herbicide drift, and choose resistant varieties.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 May 2026
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The structure can withstand winds up to 180 mph, and is clad in a veil of termite-resistant charred cedar backed by an air pocket that helps keep the interior cool.—
Fred Albert,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Verb
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If the goal kick is not taken before the end of that countdown, a corner kick will be awarded to the opposing team.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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To date, more than 5,500 filmmakers, actors and other Hollywood professionals have signed an open letter opposing the deal.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Our world today is filled with conflicting information.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The result of this approach was a state of paralysis—a leadership trajectory stalled by a deluge of conflicting opinions from sources with wildly different levels of credibility.—
Brendan Keegan,
Rolling Stone,
27 May 2026
Verb
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When that web frays, ecosystems lose their ability to store carbon and produce food, water, and oxygen, while withstanding climate stress.—
Tatjana Baleta,
Time,
28 May 2026
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These cold-hardy crops are the backbone of an early spring garden, capable of withstanding light frosts and continuing to produce as temperatures slowly warm.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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From the non-competing tier, there’s a few teams who absolutely spent in the 2026 draft, no shade here.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Establishing an entirely new and competing agency is merely the pursuit of a bureaucratic gravy train, and providing it with incentives to abuse power in order to boost its own coffers is an invitation to tyranny.—
Adam Summers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Now, Troiano said, his organization is focused on fighting bills in about a dozen states that would close party primaries to independent voters.—
Eric McDaniel,
NPR,
30 May 2026
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The Hema and Lendu ethnic groups have been fighting over land and minerals in the gold-rich province of Ituri since the Second Congo War in the late 1990s and early 2000s.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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After an exchange of fire earlier this week, Iran issued a defiant response accusing the US of violating the ceasefire.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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The Avs remained defiant in defeat, sounding a little too much like Cleveland Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson, clinging to flattering analytics during his team’s own conference-final sweep at the hands of the New York Knicks.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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Yet even a recalcitrant Pretoria is mulling changes to telecom laws that could eventually clear a path for the company.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
22 May 2026
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Cue a mordantly absurd scene where his chance to land a position in the administration hinges on him successfully retrieving a precious package from a muddy field behind enemy lines, which turns out to be a damp and recalcitrant cat.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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“Resisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resisting. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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