as in to oppose
to refuse to give in to
it is important to resist the temptation to run away from your problems
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Recent Examples of resist
Lawmakers must resist the temptation to act out of fear to block the growth of AI and its still largely unknown benefits.
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Jessica Melugin,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2026
Major technology companies have resisted the changes advocates are calling for.
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Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
Maxwell is being charged with breaking and entering a building to terrorize, injury to real property and resisting an officer, officials said.
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Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2026
By these arguments, an AI proof of a mathematical conjecture that has stubbornly resisted human efforts would be useful only if comprehensible to humans.
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Benjamin Skuse,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 June 2026
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Jessica Melugin,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2026
Major technology companies have resisted the changes advocates are calling for.
—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
Maxwell is being charged with breaking and entering a building to terrorize, injury to real property and resisting an officer, officials said.
—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2026
By these arguments, an AI proof of a mathematical conjecture that has stubbornly resisted human efforts would be useful only if comprehensible to humans.
—
Benjamin Skuse,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 June 2026
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As singers took opposing sides, Jones told the MTV crew to stop filming.
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Some left-leaning policy organizations also oppose the charges.
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Building codes in regions with active fault lines are often designed to withstand earthquakes, but that doesn't hold true everywhere.
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Constitutional scholars have cast doubt on whether the Kansas law could withstand a legal challenge if tested.
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Two firefighters died from injures sustained while fighting the blaze.
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The action is set in the 1750s with Washington as a young man eager to fight, initially as a British officer in a period of complex loyalties.
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“Resist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resist. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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