as in hostile
marked by opposition or ill will
the relationship between the president and the congress should not be adversarial if anything is to get done
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On a shared platform for sustainability data, companies can align incentives and foster a spirit of cooperation instead of traditional adversarial buyer-supplier relationships.
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Marianne Lehnis, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Announces Changes To Briefings
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Khaleda Rahman
National Correspondent
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President Donald Trump and America's traditional news media have long had an adversarial relationship.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
The adversarial nature of political campaigns can be divisive, especially among a society in high stress.
—Lena Surzhko Harned, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2025
Stevenson’s oratory magnetism was powerful enough to unite, at least for a couple of hours, these disparate and sometimes adversarial forces.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
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Marianne Lehnis, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Announces Changes To Briefings
By
Khaleda Rahman
National Correspondent
Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member
news article
207
President Donald Trump and America's traditional news media have long had an adversarial relationship.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
The adversarial nature of political campaigns can be divisive, especially among a society in high stress.
—Lena Surzhko Harned, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2025
Stevenson’s oratory magnetism was powerful enough to unite, at least for a couple of hours, these disparate and sometimes adversarial forces.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for adversarial
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“Adversarial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adversarial. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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