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against

Definition for against

preposition as in opposite to

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The special is up against a number of notable contenders, including Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX halftime show, the 2025 Oscars, “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” and “SNL50: The Homecoming Concert.”

He was a boy going against men.

While he was combative and highly ideological, railing for hours at his news conferences against neoliberalism and the “power mafia” that he said long controlled Mexico, Sheinbaum has embraced a more diplomatic tone.

As she weighed the credibility of inmates against jailers, Marx was informed by a painful episode in her family history.

If not for Baca’s decision to “gun up” against the feds, they probably would have brought a handful of civil rights cases against jailers — and Baca would have won reelection.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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