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1
as in resisted
to refuse to give in to
I will continue to oppose any attempts to infringe upon our civil liberties
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as in fought
to strive to reduce or eliminate
we must oppose ignorance and prejudice wherever and whenever they arise
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Recent Examples of opposed
Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2025
An even higher percentage (about 90 percent) say that the use of artificial intelligence for wildlife identification violates fair-chase principles, and fully 90 percent say that drones violate fair-chase ethics and are opposed to their use in big-game hunting.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
But those factors were not enough to sway Biden, who has long publicly opposed the deal.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Clark and Reese have one of the hottest rivalries in women's sports at the moment, as their respective fan bases have been passionately opposed to each other for over a year.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2025
An even higher percentage (about 90 percent) say that the use of artificial intelligence for wildlife identification violates fair-chase principles, and fully 90 percent say that drones violate fair-chase ethics and are opposed to their use in big-game hunting.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
Democratic leaders called the fight premature, and fiscal conservatives opposed raising the debt ceiling without spending reforms.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
But those factors were not enough to sway Biden, who has long publicly opposed the deal.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opposed
Verb
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The college resisted and went to court, reaching the Supreme Court, which ruled that Dartmouth’s charter was a contract that protected the institution from the state.—
Johann Neem / Made by History,
TIME,
2 Jan. 2025
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The leaders of those countries often resisted these efforts, stating that their new governments were too fragile to tolerate the proliferation of private groups that criticized their government’s policies.—
Johann Neem / Made by History,
TIME,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Clueless owner allows manipulative, conniving GM to convince him, in the face of mountains of contrary evidence, that the head coach is the problem.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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For such an inelegant behavior to be in chatbots as widespread and popular as GPT is a blunt reminder of two larger, seemingly contrary phenomena.—
Jonathan L. Zittrain,
The Atlantic,
17 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The unions argue that the offer fails to consider possible adverse consequences to the government's ability to function; sets an arbitrarily short deadline; and is pretext for removing and replacing workers on an ideological basis, among other things.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
6 Feb. 2025
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The study said adverse side effects and cost were the most common reasons patients stopped the drugs that were documented in clinical notes.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The case has been criticized due to allegations of trial misconduct, including conflicting testimony, withheld evidence and potential juror bias, USA TODAY reported.—
Chris Mueller,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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While there is some conflicting evidence, research shows several reasons why milk products may support heart health, such as dairy's nutritious mineral content.—
Christina Manian, RDN,
Health,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Vance's combative tone was emblematic of the broader MAGA cultural agenda, which prioritizes division over unity and power over mercy.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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So even as Chinese officials are welcoming overtures from a less combative Trump in week one of his presidency, there’s skepticism within China that those warmer-than-expected signals will last.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The confirmation dealt, at least symbolically, a powerful blow to the militant group, particularly since the elusive Deif was considered iconic among Hamas fighters for surviving multiple assassination attempts.—
Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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Unusually, that handover was a joint affair between Hamas and several allied militant groups.—
Mick Krever,
CNN,
30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Instead, she was hounded out of the classroom by authorities hostile to Western literature.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2025
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Last year, Trump's predecessor Joe Biden fired the inspector general of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, after an investigation found the official had created a hostile work environment.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Acosta had a famously antagonistic relationship with Donald Trump during the President’s first term in office.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
28 Jan. 2025
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The two leaders have had an antagonistic relationship at times.—
Jesus Jiménez,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Opposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opposed. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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