opposite
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“Two AI leads. Opposite directions. Same quarter,” Augment wrote in a blog post.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Opposite, a pair of 8-foot-tall silver torchères, made in Venice in 1762, compete with a silver and gilt altar frontal, made in Naples in 1731.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025
Opposite him, young Brewers right-hander Quinn Priester dominated the Dodgers over six scoreless innings, recording the second-most strikeouts of his career by fanning 10.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2025
Opposite the throwing arm, at 6 o’clock, hangs the counterweight, a teardrop-shaped wooden bin 10 feet tall.
From Slate • Jul. 7, 2025
Opposite the picture of Jimmy and his wife was a photograph of Perry in uniform.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
Vocabulary lists containing opposite
Opposites Attract
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The Number System
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Common Core Grades 9–10, List 1
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