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make a stand against

VERB

fight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

argue combat continue engage in force maintain oppose resist support

STRONG

bicker buck conduct contest defy dispute effect endure further hassle persevere persist prosecute repel row squabble strive struggle travail traverse uphold wage withstand wrangle

WEAK

buckle down carry on exert oneself fall out hammer away lay into light into push forward put up an argument spare no effort stand up to take on take pains tangle with toil on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree comply ignore let go neglect surrender

STRONG

cease concur forget give in give up halt idle leave quit stop yield

WEAK

believe make peace uphold

Example Sentences

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Tim says the people of Merseyside must continue to make a stand against violent and gang crime in 2024.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2023

“We have to make a stand against exploitative publishers and speak up about this to stop things like this from happening again in the future,” Mojiken said.

From The Verge • Aug. 24, 2022

Candlelit vigils were planned across the country on Thursday evening to pay tribute to those who died and to make a stand against racism.

From The Guardian • Feb. 20, 2020

“We wanted to make a stand against racism,” Hertha captain Per Skjelbred said after their 2-0 loss to Schalke.

From Washington Times • Oct. 16, 2017

They had still to show what strength lay in their spiritual ideal of a nation's life to subdue the minds of their invaders, and to make a stand against their organised force.

From Irish Nationality by Green, Alice Stopford

make a stand against

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