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as in opposed
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
First baseman Nolan Schanuel is expected to start a minor-league rehab assignment with Salt Lake on Wednesday, and catcher Logan O’Hoppe was reinstated from the seven-day concussion list and in the starting lineup against Milwaukee.
—Andrew Wagner, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
The leaders of North Korea, China and Russia met in a show of solidarity by nations shunned by the West over their role in Russia’s war against Ukraine, Europe’s worst conflict in 80 years.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Tucker denied the claims made against him but the team decided to move on from the kicker.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Crawford has been careful and wise to pick fights against guys who have something on the line and stand to lose just as much as him—if not more.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
First baseman Nolan Schanuel is expected to start a minor-league rehab assignment with Salt Lake on Wednesday, and catcher Logan O’Hoppe was reinstated from the seven-day concussion list and in the starting lineup against Milwaukee.
—Andrew Wagner, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
The leaders of North Korea, China and Russia met in a show of solidarity by nations shunned by the West over their role in Russia’s war against Ukraine, Europe’s worst conflict in 80 years.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Tucker denied the claims made against him but the team decided to move on from the kicker.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for against
Preposition
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López departed after four innings and just 61 pitches in the Twins’ 6-2 loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night at Target Field, getting five more outs after the play before leaving with what the Twins called right forearm tightness as a result of the dive.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
20 Sep. 2025
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The Eagles’ defense forced an interception on the next series before another Central turnover led to the knockout blow.—
Matt Roy,
Boston Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Republicans are divided, with many firmly opposed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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The team has mentioned that as a possibility, and the prospect is not opposed.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Preposition
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As has been reported earlier this summer, a framework was seemingly agreed upon to keep the star linebacker in Dallas.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Now, textiles will face punishing 59 percent tariffs due to the new, 50 percent duties stacking upon an existing MFN rate of 9 percent.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Years of underinvestment, rising costs, and a board unwilling to confront structural issues have destroyed value.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The church’s attorneys, for their part, said in their latest filing that the victims’ side appears unwilling to negotiate.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Underwood is too gifted to be hemmed in by a risk-averse game plan.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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But convincing risk-averse regulators to approve data-sharing, even anonymized, will be a major hurdle.—
Roomy Khan,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Other teams have shown interest in trading for Kuminga, but the Warriors have been reluctant to accept any sign-and-trade offers.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Both characters struggle to forgive themselves for past mistakes and are reluctant to dive back into relationships.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Against.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/against. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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