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as in resisting
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 fighting
to strive to reduce or eliminate
we must oppose ignorance and prejudice wherever and whenever they arise
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Recent Examples of opposing
Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 5 Jan. 2025
Meta and others have also filed briefs opposing OpenAI’s plan.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
The group has faced a barrage of attacks for publicly opposing the Israel-Hamas war, and some EPA staffers say the group has been singled out as a result.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 4 Jan. 2025
So if the team’s pitch and presentation to Garrett starts there, and potentially with a plan to also get an experienced quarterback who actually reads and attacks opposing defenses, maybe the Browns can patch things together.
—Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Then inside the meeting, parents and opposing activists gave impassioned speeches on their thoughts on the situation, with multiple speakers yelling in hysterical tones.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025
There are at least three instances in the past 150 years when opposing temperature extremes hit the area in back-to-back years.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Brunson and Towns are confounding opposing defenses in two-man action, and this starting lineup can comfortably go five out to lengthen and distort the floor.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Over the previous two decades, the opposing teams made winning-time plays with a star or random quarterback.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Conley is struggling with his shot again the past couple of games and at times looks overwhelmed by opposing size and athleticism.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 5 Jan. 2025
Meta and others have also filed briefs opposing OpenAI’s plan.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
The group has faced a barrage of attacks for publicly opposing the Israel-Hamas war, and some EPA staffers say the group has been singled out as a result.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 4 Jan. 2025
So if the team’s pitch and presentation to Garrett starts there, and potentially with a plan to also get an experienced quarterback who actually reads and attacks opposing defenses, maybe the Browns can patch things together.
—Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Then inside the meeting, parents and opposing activists gave impassioned speeches on their thoughts on the situation, with multiple speakers yelling in hysterical tones.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025
There are at least three instances in the past 150 years when opposing temperature extremes hit the area in back-to-back years.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Brunson and Towns are confounding opposing defenses in two-man action, and this starting lineup can comfortably go five out to lengthen and distort the floor.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Over the previous two decades, the opposing teams made winning-time plays with a star or random quarterback.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for opposing
Adjective
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The executive order adopts the opposite viewpoint of former President Joe Biden on the topic.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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In the opposite endzone, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has a different opinion.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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The result of a complex physical and chemical treatment process, the finish gets its name for its ceramic-like feel and matte finish while resisting scratches and scuffs.—
Brian Westover,
PCMAG,
8 Jan. 2025
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He was arrested again in 2016, during his four-year probation term, for shoplifting from a local Walmart and resisting security and was sent back to prison.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
8 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
Adjective
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Image These clearly stated goals, plus the vague and in some cases contradictory guidance, left plenty of federal workers skeptical that anything, including the resignation offer, was being done in their best interests.—
Campbell Robertson,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2025
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Environmentalists consider those positions contradictory and urged a vote against Wright for his previous comments questioning climate change.—
John Frank,
Axios,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Yet this controversy so powerfully stoked by Huxley, which has sometimes caused scholars to see the time as one of outright warfare between irreconcilable groups, belied a complexity of thought that spanned a wide spectrum.—
Ben Woollard,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Jan. 2025
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The two sides have irreconcilable viewpoints, raising questions about whether the mediators who brokered the agreement will be able to get both sides to positions that allow the pause to become permanent.—
Mike Brest,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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These statements appear antithetical to the belief system championed by Netflix.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
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No credible activist would advocate that a company buy back stock unless such company’s stock was trading at a discount to its intrinsic value, for as illustrated, buying back stock at a premium would be value-destructive, an outcome antithetical to what an activist seeks to achieve.—
Richard Mansouri,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Since the advent of the Patrick Mahomes Era, the Chiefs are 15-3 in the postseason — a diametric contrast for a franchise that had won just one of its previous 12 playoff games and tormented its fan base into what might be called rational paranoia.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2025
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Since President Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 race, American voters now face an unusual choice between two candidates who are almost diametric opposites – people who are different in nearly every way.—
George Petras,
USA TODAY,
25 July 2024
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The requirements call for at least 18,000 miles of bicycling and for riders to cross two antipodal points — in Wilcox's case, Madrid, Spain, and Wellington, New Zealand.—
Scott Detrow,
NPR,
18 Sep. 2024
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These two antipodal scenarios hold distinct implications for where Io’s volcanism ultimately emerges on the moon’s surface.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
20 Nov. 2023
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“Opposing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opposing. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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