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opposite

[op-uh-zit, -sit] / ˈɒp ə zɪt, -sɪt /




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Panettiere later starred opposite Connie Britton as ambitious country singer Juliette Barnes on the ABC and CMT drama “Nashville.”

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

"At the same time, we see the exact opposite direction demographically" as religious Jews become a greater proportion of the population, she said.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

On Wall Street, that kind of trade amounts to what some call a “Texas hedge”—a risk-amplifying strategy that is the opposite of a traditional hedge.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Despite producing opposite effects on the same receptor, both approaches can help promote weight loss.

From Science Daily Aug. 15, 2026

After a quick check on Harlow, Emma and I choose armchairs on opposite ends of the living room.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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

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

Criticism and care aren’t always easy to tell apart, and disillusionment and patriotism aren’t opposites.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

But their routes to success are complete opposites.

From BBC May 7, 2026

Ideas turned into their opposites while you were talking to a person you thought you knew.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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