as in opponent
one that is hostile toward another
a beloved minister with no known enemies
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Making enemies out of over 100 countries and laying off 10,000 hard-working Americans isn't gonna help.
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
But Musk’s political project with DOGE is actually quite straightforward: The world’s richest man appears to be indiscriminately dismantling the government with an eye toward consolidating power and punishing his political enemies.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025
Given the engine is made almost completely out of aluminum – as are the fuel rails, intake manifold, etc – heat is the enemy and one of the beautiful custom 4-into-1 exhaust headers sit immediately beneath the intake manifold ... and between the fuel rails.
—New Atlas, 1 Feb. 2025
Some of the soldiers whom Chernov follows into battle remain gung-ho about defeating the enemy, though others, like the filmmaker himself, voice fears that there’s no end in sight.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
But Musk’s political project with DOGE is actually quite straightforward: The world’s richest man appears to be indiscriminately dismantling the government with an eye toward consolidating power and punishing his political enemies.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025
Given the engine is made almost completely out of aluminum – as are the fuel rails, intake manifold, etc – heat is the enemy and one of the beautiful custom 4-into-1 exhaust headers sit immediately beneath the intake manifold ... and between the fuel rails.
—New Atlas, 1 Feb. 2025
Some of the soldiers whom Chernov follows into battle remain gung-ho about defeating the enemy, though others, like the filmmaker himself, voice fears that there’s no end in sight.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for enemy
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“Enemy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enemy. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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