: set or placed in opposition : contrary
with politicians, as opposed to soap, you cannot return what you have bought—
Felix G. Rohatyn
Felix G. Rohatynvoters who are opposed to the plan
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Pushback over property values Lock, the HOA president who previously served on Parkville’s Board of Aldermen, said that residents in his HOA are not opposed to any and all nearby development.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2025
The first is practical: The SEC is opposed; and the ACC and Big 12 simply cannot accept any format in which they are codified as inferior.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
Fifty-one percent favor adding work requirements for childless, non-disabled adults to receive Medicaid, while 33 percent are opposed.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
Some neighborhood residents are opposed, saying the loss of woodlands would harm an important environmental area.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
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Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2025
The first is practical: The SEC is opposed; and the ACC and Big 12 simply cannot accept any format in which they are codified as inferior.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
Fifty-one percent favor adding work requirements for childless, non-disabled adults to receive Medicaid, while 33 percent are opposed.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
Some neighborhood residents are opposed, saying the loss of woodlands would harm an important environmental area.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
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“Opposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opposed. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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