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Tobacco is a strong growing plant resisting heat and drought to a far (p. 018) greater extent than most plants.
TOBACCO; ITS HISTORY, VARIETIES, CULTURE, MANUFACTURE AND COMMERCEE. R. BILLINGS.She reached out and took the cigarette from Mrs. Kaye's faintly resisting hand.
ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTONNo room here,” cried the major, resisting them, “quite full outside—inside not safe!
HUNTING THE LIONSR.M. BALLANTYNEThis is said in the person of the Jews, resisting the repeated commands of God, and still putting him off.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSThis water, although of a dirty and thick appearance, is said to possess the valuable quality of resisting putridity for years.
A WOMAN'S JOURNEY ROUND THE WORLDIDA PFEIFFERWhen the air blows over any resisting surface, it tends, in a way which we can hardly afford here to describe, to produce motions.
OUTLINES OF THE EARTH'S HISTORYNATHANIEL SOUTHGATE SHALERA tremendous struggle is taking place at Homestead: the People are manifesting the right spirit in resisting tyranny and invasion.
PRISON MEMOIRS OF AN ANARCHISTALEXANDER BERKMANThen, as the beast resisting its rider's efforts backed again, he sprang forward and seized the bridle.
WINSTON OF THE PRAIRIEHAROLD BINDLOSSThe motive for resisting affectation is, that it is both unsuccessful and sinful.
THE LADIES' BOOK OF ETIQUETTE, AND MANUAL OF POLITENESSFLORENCE HARTLEYBut they would have perceived that by resisting they were much more likely to lose the Indies than to preserve Guipuscoa.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE ACCESSION OF JAMES II.THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAYWORDS RELATED TO RESISTING
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- gloomy
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- naysaying
- neutralizing
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- pessimistic
- privative
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- removed
- repugnant
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- resistive
- unaffirmative
- unenthusiastic
- unfavorable
- uninterested
- unwilling
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.