opposition
Example Sentences
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Yet Lopez once again beat back her well-funded opposition.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Sweden's main opposition Social Democrats are in favour of lowering the age to 14.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
In fact, he has expressed active opposition to A.I. regulation.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
They must get through two rounds of home and away ties against European opposition.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
“How can woman’s position be changed from that of a subordinate to an equal,” she wrote, “without opposition, without the broadest discussion of all the questions involved in her present degradation?”
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
Vocabulary lists containing opposition
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 4
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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100 SAT words Beginning with "O"
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