antagonistic
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The conundrum highlights how the war has unleashed a more antagonistic Iran and left a region that is vital to the world’s energy security with no good option for countering it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Previously, it was his enjoyably antagonistic relationship with 1500m rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
On the fluffier human-interest side, in the bright light of morning programming, her interviewing style looked more antagonistic than sharp.
From Slate ● May 6, 2026
Díaz doesn’t expect openly antagonistic messaging at the halftime show — perhaps the lighter-blue Puerto Rican independence flag as a covert anti-occupation gesture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
A few were antagonistic and openly so; like Ammu they saw their share of the food shrinking with each additional mouth.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
Vocabulary lists containing antagonistic
Opposites Attract
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A Wrinkle in Time
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Divergent
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