1
as in opposition
the inclination to resist
after some initial resistance, the city council warmed up to the proposed development plan
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2
as in underground
a secret organization in a conquered country fighting against enemy forces
soldiers from the resistance were captured after a skirmish outside the foreign ministry
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Recent Examples of resistance
Over the years, both Japanese and Western knife steels have moved towards stainless alloys that include chromium for rust and corrosion resistance.
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Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2026
Mahmud El Sayed’s Arabfuturist generation ship novel draws inspiration from the Arab Spring to explore unrest and resistance on a 400-year voyage.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
By reducing interfacial resistance and suppressing the growth of lithium dendrites, the technology addresses a primary mechanical barrier to the commercial use of lithium metal anodes.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
Think textures, resistance, stretch and motion.
—Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2026
Mahmud El Sayed’s Arabfuturist generation ship novel draws inspiration from the Arab Spring to explore unrest and resistance on a 400-year voyage.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
By reducing interfacial resistance and suppressing the growth of lithium dendrites, the technology addresses a primary mechanical barrier to the commercial use of lithium metal anodes.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
Think textures, resistance, stretch and motion.
—Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for resistance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resistance
Noun
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Last weekend’s 1-0 win over Leeds in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley was encouraging chiefly because, for the first time since January, Chelsea successfully managed to hold Premier League opposition at bay in relative comfort and control for an entire game.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, one of the more moderate gubernatorial candidates, has been very vocal about his opposition to the tax, warning that the measure would ultimately cost the majority of Californians and sink the state’s innovation economy.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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This plant is intended to store large quantities of hydrogen underground.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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Earlier this year, the group released a cypher, positioning ØWay as a prominent collective from Atlanta’s underground.—
Oba Awolowo,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
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Unions have aggressively answered complaints about data centers in ways that executives at tech giants and the development firms rarely do, unafraid to bluntly confront concerns about energy and water shortages, rising electric and water bills, or noise and quality-of-life objections.—
Marc Levy,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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Apparently the main objection is that the sight lines on the Green will be affected for traffic.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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“Resistance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resistance. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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