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Recent Examples of agonistic The kitchen remains bloody and agonistic, demanding the preparation of yet another family meal. E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 14 July 2023 The agonistic, Faulknerian circumstances fill the house with awful silences. Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022 The Red Queen is about eternal recurrence of the agonistic dance between organisms. Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 21 Apr. 2011 Finally, serial attacks may signal the agonistic potential of a family to other flock members. Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2012 Serial agonistic attacks by greylag goose families, Anser anser, against the same opponent. Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2012 But the drive, the bile, the essential, agonistic spirit that powers the greatest rock music and serves as the source of its creativity will almost certainly be lacking. Damon Linker, The Week, 4 Sep. 2021 This agonistic version of the fact-value distinction leaves us with an impoverished ideal of social interaction. Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books, 19 Nov. 2020
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Adjective
  • Diagnosed with medulloblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer that occurs most often in children and teens, Isabella survived.
    Liz McNeil, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
  • An aggressive exterior, with more aero and venting, hints at the performance potential within.
    Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • In any case, the militant Islamist group is no longer the same organization that launched the October 7, 2023, massacre.
    Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Palestinian statehood remains very difficult question for Israel to answer, pushed further away by the October 7 attacks and 15 months of brutal war in Gaza against Palestinian militant group Hamas.
    Ellie Cook, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Instead, she was hounded out of the classroom by authorities hostile to Western literature.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Last year, Trump's predecessor Joe Biden fired the inspector general of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, after an investigation found the official had created a hostile work environment.
    Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • President Joe Biden prioritized student loan forgiveness during his term, introducing broad and contentious programs—challenged by his opponents in the courts—to relieve people of large chunks of their college debt.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The loud and contentious debate about whether Indiana and SMU deserved CFP at-large bids overshadowed the reality of postseason football in both college and the NFL.
    Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025

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“Agonistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agonistic. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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