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antagonist

[an-tag-uh-nist] / ænˈtæg ə nɪst /


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Meanwhile, the cruel antagonist Antinous has his eyes fixed on the queen while her husband is still away.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

There’s no reason Lily couldn’t be a straight-up antagonist, and the film’s story could work just as easily written that way.

From Salon Jun. 21, 2026

Finerenone is a non-steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist currently approved to treat CKD associated with type 2 diabetes.

From Science Daily Jun. 8, 2026

From a reality TV antagonist to a contender in the L.A. mayoral race, Spencer Pratt has jolted local politics, turning personal tragedy in the Palisades fire into a 2026 election campaign.

From Los Angeles Times May 30, 2026

I trembled as I tore a cartridge with my teeth; but our antagonist and his friends, outnumbered and outflanked, were beating a retreat, ducked low, into an alley.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

These include SGLT2 inhibitors, GLP-1-based therapies, and nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in people with chronic kidney disease without diabetes.

From Science Daily May 29, 2026

But even if we’re meant to view our woolly antagonists as sheeple, after a fashion, “The Sheep Detectives” culminates on an optimistic note for both the four-legged and the two.

From Salon May 17, 2026

But the reverse is also true, and former antagonists can be rehabilitated, welcomed once again into the president's good graces.

From BBC Apr. 28, 2026

Neurocrine is betting that its experience working on CRF1 receptor antagonists could yield a better muscle-preserving treatment for obesity.

From MarketWatch Apr. 6, 2026

There was a moment's heated discussion, then one of the antagonists stalked from the room, wearing a grim look.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood




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