in opposition to

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1
: in a way that is against someone or something
He spoke in opposition to the new law.
Her theories stand in opposition to traditional beliefs.
2
: in a way that shows how two things are different or disagree
two words that can be defined in opposition to each other

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The Michigan Senate contest is just one of the high-profile races where AIPAC has spent in favor of a pro-Israel politician or in opposition to someone the organization sees as less favorable to Israel. — Saige Miller, NPR, 22 Oct. 2026 Music of the margins — which before neoperreo was punk rock and hip-hop — had been framed in opposition to polite society. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 They’re set up in opposition to each other in the book, and there’s a way to view them as two sides of the same coin. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026 While OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei have called for greater regulation, Huang has emerged as a prominent voice in opposition to that view. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in opposition to

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“In opposition to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20opposition%20to. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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