1
as in opposition
the inclination to resist
after some initial resistance, the city council warmed up to the proposed development plan
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2
as in underground
a secret organization in a conquered country fighting against enemy forces
soldiers from the resistance were captured after a skirmish outside the foreign ministry
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Recent Examples of resistance
Even now, asserting my Jewish identity feels like an act of resistance in a place where Christianity is the default assumption and performative acts of Christian prayer pervade public life and politics.
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Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
Even the scroll wheel has just the right amount of resistance.
—PC Magazine, 11 June 2025
Orozco’s stickers of abstraction posed the question of whether abstraction—denigrated to its lowest possible level—could now serve as a last sign of resistance and redemption from the totalitarian conditions of reification.
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
After years of legal resistance, spot Bitcoin ETFs finally hit the US markets in early 2024, bringing in billions in capital inflows.
—Cloris Chen, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
Even the scroll wheel has just the right amount of resistance.
—PC Magazine, 11 June 2025
Orozco’s stickers of abstraction posed the question of whether abstraction—denigrated to its lowest possible level—could now serve as a last sign of resistance and redemption from the totalitarian conditions of reification.
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
After years of legal resistance, spot Bitcoin ETFs finally hit the US markets in early 2024, bringing in billions in capital inflows.
—Cloris Chen, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for resistance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resistance
Noun
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But the dispute did not appear to spark significant new opposition the the bill in Congress.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
9 June 2025
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And while public perception of nuclear energy has softened somewhat, the sector still faces entrenched opposition from some environmental groups.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Wearing a green military uniform and short beard, Salami took the salute of soldiers in the cavernous underground complex and walked over the United States and Israel flags on the ground.—
Ross Adkin,
CNN Money,
13 June 2025
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By the end of the first season, Marie and her new friends discover a secret underground facility where students are being experimented upon in the hopes of developing a super virus that can kill supes.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Protests erupted across the U.S., most notably in Los Angeles, where Trump federalized 4,000 National Guard members and sent in 700 Marines over the objections of state and local officials.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2025
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In Los Angeles, Trump took the unusual step of nationalizing units of the California National Guard and also sent in U.S. Marines over the objections of Gavin Newsom, the state's Democratic governor.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
16 June 2025
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“Resistance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resistance. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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