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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 resisting
Ginny Whitelaw,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
Preserving slave ownership, along with resisting political overreach from Mexico City, were principal reasons that the Mexican state of Texas fought to break free of Mexico.
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Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
The next time a transformation effort stalls in your organization, the more useful question may not be why employees are resisting change.
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Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Following the court's Tuesday ruling, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, praised the justices on social media for resisting the president.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
The Brevard County Sheriff's Office reported that Reagan Cox was arrested on charges of resisting an officer without violence during a traffic stop.
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Sean Joseph Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
Deputies fatally shot an armed man resisting arrest Monday night in a McDonald’s parking lot in Davie, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said.
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Sofia Saric
june 30,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
These stunning, resilient shrub roses are bred to thrive in heat and humidity, resisting related diseases.
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Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 June 2026
As grim as The Handmaid’s Tale could often be, its six-season story was ultimately about June and her fellow rebels resisting Gilead’s tyranny and fighting back against oppression.
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Louis Peitzman,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 June 2026
Adjective
There’s likely to be grasping, resisting, skillful and futile efforts to swim and worry about what’s up ahead.
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Ginny Whitelaw,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Verb
He was also charged with one misdemeanor count of resisting an officer.
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Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
Preserving slave ownership, along with resisting political overreach from Mexico City, were principal reasons that the Mexican state of Texas fought to break free of Mexico.
—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
The next time a transformation effort stalls in your organization, the more useful question may not be why employees are resisting change.
—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Following the court's Tuesday ruling, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, praised the justices on social media for resisting the president.
—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
The Brevard County Sheriff's Office reported that Reagan Cox was arrested on charges of resisting an officer without violence during a traffic stop.
—
Sean Joseph Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
Deputies fatally shot an armed man resisting arrest Monday night in a McDonald’s parking lot in Davie, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said.
—
Sofia Saric
june 30,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
These stunning, resilient shrub roses are bred to thrive in heat and humidity, resisting related diseases.
—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 June 2026
As grim as The Handmaid’s Tale could often be, its six-season story was ultimately about June and her fellow rebels resisting Gilead’s tyranny and fighting back against oppression.
—
Louis Peitzman,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resisting
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The golden children include YSL’s new cushion foundation, a humidity-resistant curl mousse, and a setting spray that could survive the sun.
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The exterior is made of aluminum and weather-resistant, recycled fabric.
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The other opposing vote came from Supervisor Brian Pacheco, who declined to comment.
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Rutinel touted his Dominican background and accused Bird of not being tough enough in opposing ICE.
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Pulling off all the ambiguity and conflicting emotions can’t have been easy.
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Trump also frequently offered conflicting statements about the war itself.
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Natividad's great-great-great grandfather adapted and so did his descendants ‒ withstanding every new attempt to erase their language, culture or traditions.
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Hanging Lake Trail in Glenwood Canyon CBS The project, led by a partnership of federal, state and local organizations, was designed to create a trail capable of withstanding future disasters while preserving the experience that has made Hanging Lake one of Colorado's most popular destinations.
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When competing schools want to obtain the services of elite athletes but are blocked by NCAA eligibility limits, as has been the case, that’s a potential antitrust problem.
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From the non-competing tier, there’s a few teams who absolutely spent in the 2026 draft, no shade here.
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Then some classic fighting soldiers — not American Revolution battles but intergalactic — come blended into the metal music gyrations of the helmet-wearing band Galactic Empire.
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As with fighting the coronavirus pandemic and the climate crisis, the urgency of the problem will likely only sink in when the need arises.
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Femi was defiant as he was interviewed in the ring following his victory.
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Laurie Whitwell Were South Africa unlucky after defiant defensive display?
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Part of the problem is that, outside of their tenants’ pleas, landlords face neither any real pressure nor any legal requirement to install shutters and ceiling fans; even owners who want to do so are thwarted by recalcitrant co-op boards or finicky historic-preservation reviews.
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The patron saint of the 2024 Democratic National Convention was Fannie Lou Hamer—recalcitrant sharecropper turned agitator and, like the Democratic presidential nominee, a black woman.
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“Resisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resisting. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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