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resistance
noun as in fighting, opposition
Strongest matches
battle, defiance, fight, intransigence, protection, refusal, struggle, support
Strong matches
blocking, check, combat, contention, counteraction, cover, detention, friction, hindrance, holding, impedance, impediment, obstruction, rebuff, retardation, safeguard, screen, shield, stand, watch
Weak matches
halting, impeding, parrying, protecting, striking back, warding off, withstanding
Example Sentences
The plot centers on thousands of impoverished Indian farmers who commandeer a fleet and sail, dirty, uncivilized and desperate, to France, where a small resistance is all that stands in the way from their overrunning the country.
Trump has also suggested exacting retribution against several California officials, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, who recently held a press conference similar to Hochul’s; Schiff, who helped lead the resistance to Trump during his first term, including during both of Trump’s impeachments; and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has long been one of Trump’s most effective critics.
Despite the seeming resistance to his nomination, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson shared that Gaetz has already tendered his resignation from the House.
"Kianoosh Sanjeri is not just a name, it is a symbol of years of pain, resistance and struggle for freedom," freedom of speech activist Hossein Ronaghi posted on X.
Musk did not specify if he would aim to deliver $2 trillion in savings in a single year, or over a longer period, but many US public finance experts, including those who are in favour in principle of reductions in US government spending, are sceptical savings on such a scale can be found in the near term without either a collapse in the delivery of important government functions or sparking major public resistance.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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