as in opponent
one that is hostile toward another
a beloved minister with no known enemies
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There’s a real epic sense of scale to the world as well as these encounters, and there’s a lot of combat with regular-size enemies (and some puzzling) between the behemoth bits.
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Andrew Williams, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
An enemy of China who wants TikTok to turn into a 50/50 venture between the avatar of capitalism and the tech bros of Communism.
—David Mastio, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
The system is often the enemy in Eastwood’s movies.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
Historically the enemies of Christian America were secular humanists, feminists and then more recently Democrats and the woke.
—John Blake, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
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Andrew Williams, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
An enemy of China who wants TikTok to turn into a 50/50 venture between the avatar of capitalism and the tech bros of Communism.
—David Mastio, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
The system is often the enemy in Eastwood’s movies.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
Historically the enemies of Christian America were secular humanists, feminists and then more recently Democrats and the woke.
—John Blake, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Enemy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enemy. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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