antagonistic
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This concept, known as antagonistic pleiotropy, was proposed by biologist Peter Medawar in 1952 as an explanation for aspects of aging.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Hydee Feldstein Soto, who heads the city attorney’s office, has argued rising costs are the results of juries feeling increasingly antagonistic to local government.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
The conundrum highlights how the war has unleashed a more antagonistic Iran and left a region that is vital to the world’s energy security with no good option for countering it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
"Having a provocative and antagonistic performer is not illegal," he said.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
Knowing that she thinks of the circus as an exhibition comes as a pleasant surprise, as he had stopped considering it antagonistic years ago.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Vocabulary lists containing antagonistic
Opposites Attract
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Divergent
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