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opposite

[op-uh-zit, -sit] / ˈɒp ə zɪt, -sɪt /




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Tim and I never got to play that because they’re the polar opposite of the honeymoon phase.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Concerns over France’s budget deficit have pushed yields higher, while U.S. and German bonds have had the opposite reaction because they are considered safer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

My hope is the opposite: that he watches a man refuse to be ashamed and thinks, if he can take that and keep his head up, so can I.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

Serious and unassuming, Eisenkot is in many ways the opposite of Netanyahu, Israel's longest serving prime minister, who has flawless American-accented English and is ever ready with headline-grabbing soundbites on US television or social media.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

I wanted to charge downstairs and make a scene—show myself to be rough and uncivil, the complete opposite of the cultured and obedient housewife that Ba aimed to portray.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Despite developing something like mutual affection, the men are opposites.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

They are the diametrical opposites of Angela and Joe: calm and free, while their downstairs neighbors are neurotic and toxically codependent.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

James Seymour, an Irish tourist, told AFP the scene from the lookout point was one of "polar opposites."

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

The more we talked, the more we realized that our shortcomings, which made us look like exact opposites, came from the same root.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

There were no words for happiness, for freedom, for liking, nor were there any words for their opposites.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White


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