as in resisting
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1
as in resisted
to refuse to give in to
I will continue to oppose any attempts to infringe upon our civil liberties
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as in fought
to strive to reduce or eliminate
we must oppose ignorance and prejudice wherever and whenever they arise
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Recent Examples of opposed
Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
The people who are opposed to aid should realize that this is a very powerful source of strength for us.
—CBS News, 9 Feb. 2025
Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
But those factors were not enough to sway Biden, who has long publicly opposed the deal.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
While far-right supporters are embracing Mr. Musk’s interventions, Europe’s mainstream leaders will take heart from signs that most Europeans seem firmly opposed to them.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
The people who are opposed to aid should realize that this is a very powerful source of strength for us.
—CBS News, 9 Feb. 2025
Verb
Democratic leaders called the fight premature, and fiscal conservatives opposed raising the debt ceiling without spending reforms.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
But those factors were not enough to sway Biden, who has long publicly opposed the deal.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opposed
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The college resisted and went to court, reaching the Supreme Court, which ruled that Dartmouth’s charter was a contract that protected the institution from the state.—
Johann Neem / Made by History,
TIME,
2 Jan. 2025
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The leaders of those countries often resisted these efforts, stating that their new governments were too fragile to tolerate the proliferation of private groups that criticized their government’s policies.—
Johann Neem / Made by History,
TIME,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Clueless owner allows manipulative, conniving GM to convince him, in the face of mountains of contrary evidence, that the head coach is the problem.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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For such an inelegant behavior to be in chatbots as widespread and popular as GPT is a blunt reminder of two larger, seemingly contrary phenomena.—
Jonathan L. Zittrain,
The Atlantic,
17 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Some such adverse impacts include difficulty driving or with close-up activities like reading, writing, cooking, sewing or fixing things around the house.—
Daryl Austin,
USA TODAY,
12 Feb. 2025
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Sitting for too long can lead to a host of adverse health effects, but taking short movement breaks throughout the day can offset these risks.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Health,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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However, the evidence for a gluten-free diet for IBS is conflicting and inconsistent.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
21 Feb. 2025
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The future, for now, is filled with toxic cleanup, insurance adjustments and conflicting visions for rebuilding.—
Sam Lubell,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Writing used to be a pretty combative process for us.—
Bill Kopp,
SPIN,
20 Feb. 2025
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The relationship between the two men naturally proves combative, with Danny unwilling to relinquish his status and Wihlborg impatient with his trainer’s refusal to acknowledge his limitations.—
Frank Scheck,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Hamas, which has fought Israeli troops for more than a year in its Gaza stronghold since attacking communities in southern Israel on Oct 7, 2023, said sending tanks showed the threats faced by Israeli troops from militant fighters in the camps.—
Raneen Sawafta and James Mackenzie,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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The militant group hoped the event would revive its battered image.—
Emmett Lindner,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In a notable thawing of tensions between Russia and the U.S., Trump even promised to visit Moscow, and said Putin would be welcome in Washington, D.C. The president has also become increasingly hostile toward Ukraine.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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China’s relentless nuclear buildup, its hostile espionage operations, its militant rhetoric, and, above all, its support for Russia suggest that Xi has already made his call and that a confrontation with the United States is inevitable.—
Sergey Radchenko,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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And it may be judged as a gauge of whether those endorsements from Mr. Trump and Mr. Musk helped legitimize the party and gave it broader appeal, or potentially backfired, given the Trump administration’s newly antagonistic relationship with Germany and Europe.—
Christopher F. Schuetze,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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In the film, Faizon's character maintains an antagonistic relationship with Will Ferrell's Buddy the Elf but begrudgingly respects his work in the store.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Opposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opposed. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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