as in opposing
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as in combatting
to strive to reduce or eliminate
efforts to counter poverty in every sector of our country
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Verb
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Hochman's office also filed a motion opposing the petition.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2025 -
These kinds of stuck weather patterns that have intense interaction of opposing forces right next to each other are becoming more common in a changing climate.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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These are two starkly conflicting therapeutic pieces of advice.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The tallest sediment stack The mystery of Mars’ missing carbon stems from two seemingly conflicting results.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, competing services are on the launchpad, including from rival billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Amazon.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Washington may face even greater competing crises today than in 2005, when Bush launched the country’s influenza strategy.—
Caitlin Rivers,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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Barbara Corcoran said McCall was too resistant and close-minded to be a good partner.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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In about 20 percent of cases, McLaughlin said, the condition is estimated to be resistant to treatment.—
Frieda Klotz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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House Republicans who have been pressed about their position have contended, despite a contrary view from experts, that the Trump cuts can be executed without taking services from Medicaid recipients.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Ricks had to introduce conflict and contrary opinions in meetings to induce richer discussion and honest evaluation of projects and their risks and benefits.—
Alice Park,
Time,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Countering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countering. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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