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as in opposition
the inclination to resist
after some initial resistance, the city council warmed up to the proposed development plan
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as in underground
a secret organization in a conquered country fighting against enemy forces
soldiers from the resistance were captured after a skirmish outside the foreign ministry
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Recent Examples of resistance
Support is enhanced by a former resistance level from 2021, where UBER has found a footing since its breakout in early 2024.
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Katie Stockton, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
The Georgetown scholars Nader Hashemi and James Millward, in a recent essay on the same site, weave a parallel narrative of colonization, repression, (sometimes violent) resistance, and more repression.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
And Ross’s own refined lines, his powers of observation and ironclad resistance to cliché yielding perfect descriptions again and again.
—Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
The Senate report highlights Alito's resistance to recuse himself from cases involving President-elect Donald Trump or the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot after flags associated with the insurrection were seen flying at two of his homes.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Katie Stockton, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
The Georgetown scholars Nader Hashemi and James Millward, in a recent essay on the same site, weave a parallel narrative of colonization, repression, (sometimes violent) resistance, and more repression.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
And Ross’s own refined lines, his powers of observation and ironclad resistance to cliché yielding perfect descriptions again and again.
—Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
The Senate report highlights Alito's resistance to recuse himself from cases involving President-elect Donald Trump or the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot after flags associated with the insurrection were seen flying at two of his homes.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resistance
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Human rights groups say the sentencing of Navalny’s associates shows the Kremlin is continuing to crack down on opposition to Putin’s rule and his war in Ukraine.Christian Edwards, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
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Earlier this month, Antonia and Johanna Bennett filed an opposition to older brother Danny Bennett's November request to either transfer the case to a different court or dismiss the petition altogether, according to New York Supreme Court documents obtained by USA TODAY Thursday.Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
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And as surface temperatures rise, their cool underground burrows may become important refuges.Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Here's your complete guide to the 2024 underground experience This 1840s home looks like a white Christmas wonderland.Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 25 Nov. 2024
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The film has been criticized for trafficking in clichés and gender stereotypes, for equating transitioning with death, for presenting it as a kind of moral redemption, for making older cisgender audiences feel virtuous by endorsing it, among other objections.Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
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And appeals courts have upheld the gag order over Trump’s First Amendment objections.Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Resistance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resistance. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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