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Recent Examples of contrary to
In addition to installing new members on the vaccine advisory committee, Kennedy abruptly changed the recommendations for flu and COVID-19 vaccines without input from the CDC or the vaccine advisory committee, and contrary to data presented by CDC scientists.
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Jordan Miller, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Many of those findings will be contrary to the interests of the blowhards who, at least temporarily, control our nation, and so they may be suppressed for the moment.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
In late January, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov replaced the director of the Defense Procurement Agency, the body tasked with buying Ukraine’s weapons, contrary to a supervisory board decision, thus undermining the independence of the agency.
—Daria Kaleniuk, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2025
For many Israeli officials, the goal of eradicating Hamas was paramount, and allowing aid into Gaza was seen as contrary to that goal.
—Tom Bowman, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
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Jordan Miller, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Many of those findings will be contrary to the interests of the blowhards who, at least temporarily, control our nation, and so they may be suppressed for the moment.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
In late January, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov replaced the director of the Defense Procurement Agency, the body tasked with buying Ukraine’s weapons, contrary to a supervisory board decision, thus undermining the independence of the agency.
—Daria Kaleniuk, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2025
For many Israeli officials, the goal of eradicating Hamas was paramount, and allowing aid into Gaza was seen as contrary to that goal.
—Tom Bowman, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contrary to
Preposition
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Robinson made his first appearance in court on Tuesday where prosecutors announced murder charges against him.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The expansion team has lost each of its last five games against the Lynx, and most recently suffered one of their worst losses of the season in Game 1 on Sunday in a 29-point defeat.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
17 Sep. 2025
Preposition
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An obstructionist Supreme Court, however, stood athwart the New Deal’s path.—
John Fabian Witt,
The New Republic,
26 Aug. 2022
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One of the world’s largest container ships was wedged athwart the Suez Canal on March 23rd, blown off course by high winds.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
27 Mar. 2021
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“Contrary to.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contrary%20to. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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