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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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
Don't dunk it in water: Many smartphones boast water resistance ratings, but that doesn’t mean they’re built for the swimming pool.
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Jalen Williams, USA Today, 16 July 2025
The fake profiles operated as a self-reinforcing cluster, with bots boosting one another’s posts to simulate grassroots consensus, the report said, and sought to amplify polarizing messages within British political discourse while promoting Iran as a model of unity and resistance.
—Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2025
Even the sweet, saintly Jimmy Carter, who cancelled a number of the agency’s more odious operations, signed a covert-action order to send weapons to resistance groups after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
—Keith Gessen, New Yorker, 16 July 2025
There was some resistance to the cuts among rural state Republicans this week, but that appeared to fade Tuesday.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2025
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Jalen Williams, USA Today, 16 July 2025
The fake profiles operated as a self-reinforcing cluster, with bots boosting one another’s posts to simulate grassroots consensus, the report said, and sought to amplify polarizing messages within British political discourse while promoting Iran as a model of unity and resistance.
—Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2025
Even the sweet, saintly Jimmy Carter, who cancelled a number of the agency’s more odious operations, signed a covert-action order to send weapons to resistance groups after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
—Keith Gessen, New Yorker, 16 July 2025
There was some resistance to the cuts among rural state Republicans this week, but that appeared to fade Tuesday.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resistance
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The posters inflamed heated passion among those who put them up to raise awareness of the hostages and those who tore them down to show their opposition to Israel’s subsequent Gaza offensive.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
14 July 2025
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Neuroscience tells us that resistance is not always a sign of opposition.—
Inga Bielińska,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Others are hidden in some of the game's most out-of-the-way underground crevices and practically require the use of collectible in-game treasure maps to find.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 July 2025
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In making that case, the mayor has touted how some crime categories have trended downward under his leadership, including underground.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
16 July 2025
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Over the objections of some Federal Trade Commission employees who sent a joint letter to Congress, that agency held a daylong session about how medical care for transgender people was a dangerous fraud.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
21 July 2025
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With maximum energy density, enhanced safety, and faster charging, nearly all objections to EV adoption would be eliminated.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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“Resistance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resistance. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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