: set or placed in opposition : contrary
with politicians, as opposed to soap, you cannot return what you have bought—
Felix G. Rohatyn
Felix G. Rohatynvoters who are opposed to the plan
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While a majority of Republicans remain opposed to the change, enough broke rank to buck the efforts of Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, to kill her efforts to allow proxy voting for these parents, handing him a public legislative defeat.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Americans who are opposed to Trump will say the snafu is all the fault of billionaires trying to give themselves tax breaks.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025
Far-right parties in the ruling coalition were firmly opposed to a cease-fire that might have freed the hostages.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
The first half of the series is fundamentally opposed to the second.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
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Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Americans who are opposed to Trump will say the snafu is all the fault of billionaires trying to give themselves tax breaks.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025
Far-right parties in the ruling coalition were firmly opposed to a cease-fire that might have freed the hostages.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
The first half of the series is fundamentally opposed to the second.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Opposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opposed. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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