oppugn

verb

ə-ˈpyün How to pronounce oppugn (audio)
Definition of oppugnnext
1
as in to challenge
to demand proof of the truth or rightness of had the temerity to oppugn the merits of a study in a discipline that he knows nothing about

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2
as in to oppose
to strive to reduce or eliminate guardians of liberty who staunchly oppugned tyranny, whether from the right or the left

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  1. challenge
  2. oppose
  3. question
  4. fight
  5. combat
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  • The filing also details various legal proceedings, including a complaint filed by environmental groups challenging lease extensions for the Santa Ynez Unit.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Especially if Murray keeps challenging him to outdo himself — a trend that continued Wednesday night before Denver’s win over Oklahoma City.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of challenge
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  • Such a test would be a sign of China’s weakening influence over Pyongyang and could spur Seoul to try to acquire nuclear weapons of its own—a position that both South Korea and the United States officially oppose but is gaining traction in Western policy circles.
    Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
  • On October 10, commissioners voted to oppose an expansion of the number of SpaceX rocket launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base, on the Santa Barbara coast.
    Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of oppose
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  • Paxton was born into the church and comes across as more explicitly pious and less inherently questioning of her worldview.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • In particular, the diverse ways that states choose to administer elections have become a central focus of those who seek to question the legitimacy of electoral processes.
    Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of question
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  • Prisoners will keep fighting fires, too, with convicts able to win early-release credits on the fire lines.
    Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Tyson has not fought professionally since losing to Kevin McBride in the sixth round in 2005.
    Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of fight
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  • The pauses on some ads come as election officials have already spent weeks trying to combat viral misinformation about the election, including uncorroborated allegations of machines flipping votes and claims of widespread fraud in mail ballots.
    Clare Duffy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
  • His resume includes work for the International Justice Mission, a nonprofit that aims to combat human trafficking.
    Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of combat
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“Oppugn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oppugn. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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