oppugned

verb

Definition of oppugnednext
past tense of oppugn
1
as in challenged
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 opposed
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. challenged
  2. opposed
  3. questioned
  4. disputed
Verb
  • Tom Allen’s defense completely rattled the Mustangs and now they’ll be challenged with stopping a Broncos team that ranks fourth in the FBS in scoring offense.
    Jayna Bardahl, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Texas Top Cop Shop is only one of several cases that have challenged the CTA pending before courts around the country.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of challenged
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  • Even the milk industry opposed it.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Robert Bauman, who chairs the council's Public Works Committee, opposed the $5 million funding request that was part of Johnson's 2025 budget proposal.
    Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of opposed
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  • Comer questioned O’Malley’s motives and how the move would serve the public.
    Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The billionaire media mogul and filmmaker is pushing back against those who have questioned his lack of a writers room.
    Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of questioned
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  • Some informal soccer even took place, now an iconic image of the bonhomie (although whether any games actually got going is disputed).
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Walmart disputed the agency’s allegations.
    Kristian Burt, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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