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make a stand against

VERB
fight
Synonyms
STRONGEST
argue combat continue engage in force maintain oppose resist support
STRONG
bicker buck conduct contest defy dispute effect endure further hassle persevere persist prosecute repel row squabble strive struggle travail traverse uphold wage withstand wrangle
WEAK
buckle down carry on exert oneself fall out hammer away lay into light into push forward put up an argument spare no effort stand up to take on take pains tangle with toil on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agree comply ignore let go neglect surrender
STRONG
cease concur forget give in give up halt idle leave quit stop yield
WEAK
believe make peace uphold

Example Sentences

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“We have to make a stand against exploitative publishers and speak up about this to stop things like this from happening again in the future,” Mojiken said.

From The Verge • Aug. 24, 2022

Candlelit vigils were planned across the country on Thursday evening to pay tribute to those who died and to make a stand against racism.

From The Guardian • Feb. 20, 2020

“We wanted to make a stand against racism,” Hertha captain Per Skjelbred said after their 2-0 loss to Schalke.

From Washington Times • Oct. 16, 2017

Speaking at Def Con in Las Vegas, Mr McAfee called on hackers to "make a stand" against companies that seek highly personal information.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2014

By the strength you have with you, your Majesty will be best able to judge if you will be in a condition, when join'd with us, to make a stand against the enimie.

From Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I. by Thomson, Mrs.