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Recent Examples of agonistic The kitchen remains bloody and agonistic, demanding the preparation of yet another family meal. E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 14 July 2023 The agonistic, Faulknerian circumstances fill the house with awful silences. Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022 The Red Queen is about eternal recurrence of the agonistic dance between organisms. Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 21 Apr. 2011 Finally, serial attacks may signal the agonistic potential of a family to other flock members. Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2012 Serial agonistic attacks by greylag goose families, Anser anser, against the same opponent. Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2012 But the drive, the bile, the essential, agonistic spirit that powers the greatest rock music and serves as the source of its creativity will almost certainly be lacking. Damon Linker, The Week, 4 Sep. 2021 This agonistic version of the fact-value distinction leaves us with an impoverished ideal of social interaction. Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books, 19 Nov. 2020
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Adjective
  • Kristin talks with peers, peers’ parents, and every staff member, explaining how the dog is trained, how to behave around it, and soothing any worries regarding potential aggressive actions.
    Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • What drove a lot of interest and buzz around the movie was a reported real-life feud between Blake Lively and star/director Justin Baldoni, which featured things like dramatic press tours, people not following people on Instagram and some passive aggressive press comments.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • In September 2015, Russia intervened on the side of Assad, and with support from Iran and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah loyalists, succeeded in recapturing most non-Kurdish areas of Syria, with rebels pinned into a small enclave around Idlib in the northwest of the country.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The Syrian escalations take place as Assad’s allies Russia and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have been increasingly distracted by battle on their own home fronts, engaging Ukraine and Israel, respectively.
    Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Elevating tensions further, public sentiments toward abolitionists were hostile in the North and South alike.
    TIME, TIME, 2 Dec. 2024
  • In Texas, national banks seen as hostile to the fossil fuel industry have been banned from underwriting municipal bonds for Texas municipalities.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • If the appeals court ruling stands, the next chapter in the TikTok saga will likely unfold in the Supreme Court, where legal experts predict a contentious debate over the intersection of national security and free speech.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • But Dead & Company have not shied from using their touring to platform more contentious causes.
    Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 5 Dec. 2024

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“Agonistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agonistic. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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