1
as in resistance
the inclination to resist
most of the opposition to the proposed smoking ban is coming from bar owners worried about its impact on their businesses
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as in oppositeness
the quality or state of being as different as possible
her actions stand in direct opposition to her words
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Recent Examples of opposition
Minutes after Netanyahu made the announcement, opposition leaders called for Israelis to take to the streets in protest.
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Tara John, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
The bill was met with widespread opposition and eventually repealed.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
The most vocal opposition has come from Minneapolis' hotel and restaurant industry, which has held several tense closed-door meetings with the authors.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
The new government, and to a large extent the Icelandic people are considered to have largely taken ownership of the resolution of the crisis (think of the public opposition to pension reform in France as a counter example).
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Tara John, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
The bill was met with widespread opposition and eventually repealed.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
The most vocal opposition has come from Minneapolis' hotel and restaurant industry, which has held several tense closed-door meetings with the authors.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
The new government, and to a large extent the Icelandic people are considered to have largely taken ownership of the resolution of the crisis (think of the public opposition to pension reform in France as a counter example).
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opposition
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In 2016, more than 80 percent of Taiwanese people believed that resistance in a potential conflict with China would be futile; by 2022, the proportion of the population expressing this view had nearly halved to 43 percent.David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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Ras Al Khaimah was previously best known for pearl-diving, its ceramics business and a sweeping mountain range with a 3,000 year-old fort which was the last line of resistance against British forces in 1819.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Venu’s three backers, which collectively have spent more than $50 million preparing Venu to go live, then filed an appeal to the Second Circuit, laying out their objections to the ruling in a brief filed in September.Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Gore dismissed each one as the objectors were all members of the House of Representatives and needed at least one Senator to agree to their objections.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Every 11 years, the Sun's magnetic field flips polarity at the peak of each solar cycle, known as solar maximum.Ariana Garcia, Chron, 10 Oct. 2024
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Earth has undergone a tragic polarity reversal, draining water from the oceans.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
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Therefore a negative or bearish divergence was formed.Tom Aspray, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Republican voters are prioritizing the economy over immigration as their main concern for the 2024 presidential election, showing a significant divergence from former President Donald Trump's emphasis on border security.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Opposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opposition. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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