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as in enemy
one that is hostile toward another
are you friend or foe?
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as in opponent
one that takes a position opposite another in a competition or conflict
this Saturday our team will go up against our longtime foes in a game that will determine the champion of the conference
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Recent Examples of foe
At the White House, senior Biden-administration officials are more convinced than their colleagues in the intelligence agencies that Havana syndrome could have been the result of a deliberate attack by an American foe.
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Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
Los Blancos president Florentino Perez was deemed to have pulled off a master stroke in 2022 when beating his club's Champions League final foes that year Liverpool to the Frenchman's signature.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
In addition to home-and-away games against the AFC West foes, the Chiefs will be playing each team in the AFC South and NFC East.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
The Trojans finished 7-6 after a Las Vegas Bowl win over their own SEC foe, Texas A&M.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
Los Blancos president Florentino Perez was deemed to have pulled off a master stroke in 2022 when beating his club's Champions League final foes that year Liverpool to the Frenchman's signature.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
In addition to home-and-away games against the AFC West foes, the Chiefs will be playing each team in the AFC South and NFC East.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
The Trojans finished 7-6 after a Las Vegas Bowl win over their own SEC foe, Texas A&M.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foe
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The system is often the enemy in Eastwood’s movies.A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
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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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To put it in simplest terms, quadrants are a way to separate and weigh games depending on where they were played, who they were played against, and the expected winning percentage against an opponent’s NET ranking.Mark Schindler, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Their opponent and exact game date/time will be determined by the outcome of this weekend’s Wild Card games.Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2025
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What To Know Fico this week faced sharp criticism from his political rival Michal Šimečka over a trip to Moscow on December 22 to meet Putin.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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But Hamas’ main rival, the Palestinian Authority, has little credibility among Gaza’s residents.Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Foe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foe. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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