opposite
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For some traded instruments, buying when a golden cross appears, or selling when its opposite — a “death cross” — appears can be hit or miss.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Opinion polling conducted by the Diffley Partnership for the JRF suggests that two thirds of people think their council is underfunded, with just 4% saying the opposite.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The lower surface stretches and bends around the dead cell, while the opposite side remains relatively unchanged.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026
The opposite of slop isn’t necessarily handmade, independent, expensive or even particularly beautiful.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
The southern side of the volcano—on the opposite side of the mountain from the bulge—was relatively calm.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Fifty years ago, the pop-punk sound “Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers” ushered in proved that opposites could attract—with the right mix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
They are the diametrical opposites of Angela and Joe: calm and free, while their downstairs neighbors are neurotic and toxically codependent.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
James Seymour, an Irish tourist, told AFP the scene from the lookout point was one of "polar opposites."
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
In contrast to Daemon, whose similarities with Rhaenyra “represents a kind of horizon of possibility that is about power and domination,” with Mysaria it is more like opposites attracting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
I tell him I’d pick the exact opposites, and it doesn’t make me feel like I’m disagreeing or hurting his feelings.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Vocabulary lists containing opposite
Opposites Attract
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The Number System
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Common Core Grades 9–10, List 1
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