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Much like they did with Roy Hibbert before, the Pacers’ guards funnel opposing ball-handlers into the lane, allowing them to challenge Turner at the rim.

By contrast, support for recalling Davis was more or less reversed, as surveys found around 50 percent backed the recall while around 40 percent opposed it.

Kuntzler said he strongly opposes changing the club’s name, saying a new name would take away the club’s identity as an important LGBTQ Democratic Party organization for over 40 years.

Ultimately, a small minority of users who question or outright oppose the vaccine threaten to drown out accurate information about the vaccine being spread through its platform.

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Some towns and state lawmakers have tried in the past, but their attempts were opposed by the unions.

So far, just four members, including Gohmert and Yoho, have announced they will oppose Boehner on Tuesday.

But his words felt forced and were belied his 2004 vote to oppose marking Martin Luther King Jr.

Therefore, some Democrats are under pressure to take policy actions their union allies oppose.

There is no such thing as a gay lifestyle, except in right-wing propaganda to oppose LGBT equality.

Sometimes politicians oppose reform for nefarious reasons—to protect a special interest or a major donor, for example.

"But I cannot permit you to oppose yourself to a sword two inches longer than your own," cried Gaubert, almost in a temper.

He was ordered to Besanon to take command of the troops there, and to help oppose Napoleon's advance on Paris.

By men the laws of a nation may be altered without being made contradictory to one another, or to oppose the law of God.

Though as strong as the enemy, General Daendals made the most feeble attempt to oppose the landing.

She would sooner have cut off her hand than oppose her, but she could not cast herself on her neck as she often wished to do.

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On this page you'll find 198 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to oppose, such as: argue, assail, attack, debate, defy, and deny.

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

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