as in opposition
the quality or state of being as different as possible
the inescapable contrariety of her chief interests: food and a desire for supermodel svelteness
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Noun
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Public polling and public displays of opposition alone will not shift U.S. policy.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
29 July 2025 -
Germany’s wingers, Klara Buhl and Jule Brand, were hugely exciting but not decisive against strong opposition.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
Noun
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Instead, that polarity motif is more thrillingly captured when Eve fends off a flamethrower with a fire hose.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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The polarity of opinion led to infighting in the stands on that final Sunday and a fractured support existing between apathy and rage ever since.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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“Contrariety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contrariety. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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