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as in rebellion
refusal to obey
cursed the contrariness of her beloved mutt when it refused to come back inside the house
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as in opposition
the quality or state of being as different as possible
a contrariness between his professed altruism and his blatant selfishness
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Noun
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Flowy gowns, and darker hues of usually vibrant shades are used possibly to convey the love, despair, rebellion, and individualism the designer mentioned in his show notes.—
Kerane Marcellus,
Essence,
13 Feb. 2025 -
The first is Hotspur’s — poor, reckless lionheart, unlucky enough to be born on the wrong side of the rebellion.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
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Even ignoring the fact a huge proportion of opposition fans see City’s period of domination as as an aberration/abomination/scandal and all their trophies are null and void, City’s record in Europe is actually pretty woeful considering all the cash thrown at it and their domestic trophies.—
Sam Lee,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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The Constitutional Court recently ruled that several of Noboa's decisions were unconstitutional, fueling fears of electoral fraud—not from opposition candidates, but from within state institutions.—
Jesus Mesa,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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The city was forced to padlock the doors in the face of such defiance of rules and regulations.—
Siobhan McLaughlin,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2025
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Silicon Valley Workers Quietly Protest: As Mark Zuckerberg and other tech titans have embraced President Trump and muffled internal dissent at their companies, their mostly left-leaning employees have objected with subtle acts of defiance.—
Mike Isaac,
New York Times,
6 Feb. 2025
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But the exact reason why this causes a flip in polarity remains unknown.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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To change a bit from a 1 to a 0, the head reverses the polarity of the magnetic material in the tiny patch, so that the spins in it point in the opposite direction.—
Pedram Khalili,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 June 2015
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No disrespect to Sir Paul McCartney, but Dwayne Carter Jr. (a.k.a. Lil Wayne) clearly had the superior musical medley of the night.—
Andy Hoglund,
EW.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Public disrespect should be met with the most immediate public apology through the same medium.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Contrariness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contrariness. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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