opposition
Example Sentences
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The proposals come as opposition to data-center construction grows across the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The stadium businesses did not similarly list their opposition to the parking and event tax initiatives.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Despite the opposition, the planning commission voted unanimously to advance the project.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Another voter, Khachatur Movsisyan, a 59-year-old mechanical engineer, said he had backed an opposition party "because the country, and all of us, need change -- in foreign policy, domestic policy and in negotiations with Azerbaijan."
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
He warned his colleagues from the Deep South that their opposition to the mere mention of an end to slavery and the slave trade was misguided.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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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