opposite
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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
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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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Opposites Attract
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The Number System
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Common Core Grades 9–10, List 1
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