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antagonist

[an-tag-uh-nist] / ænˈtæg ə nɪst /


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When the researchers used a specific antagonist to block the receptor, the inflammatory response in human brain tissue dropped significantly.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

But not everyone would roll their eyes at Michelle, the antagonist of Oreo-gate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

The antagonist role gave rise to his signature catchphrase, “I pity the fool!” a quote that has become synonymous with the actor himself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals says its GLP-1 receptor antagonist, avexitide, met both the primary and secondary endpoints in a late-stage clinical trial.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Franklin regarded nature as an antagonist that would inevitably submit to force, good breeding, and Victorian discipline.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

In the usual way, he and Teagan will be antagonists before they’re not.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

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

The children appeared before her like antagonists who had overcome her, who had ovemowered and sought to drag her into the soul’s slavery for the rest of her days.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin


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