- present participle of oppose.
opposing
Example Sentences
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That ability to hold seemingly opposing ideas at once became one of the most compelling threads running through the festival.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
“It’s over pattern recognition after years and years and years that you start picking up maybe what the opposing counsel is thinking,” Ma says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
The opposing game plan would be to neutralize them and keep the game close enough to where one or two big swings can make the difference.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
“I don’t think innovation and protecting artists have to be opposing ideas.”
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026
On the opposing page, a portrait of the old sultan of Rûm gazed out at her.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
