INFORMED (AGAINST) Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

informed (against)

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Definition of informed (against)

past tense of inform (against)

as in reported

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The investigation into Lucas had been open since the Biden administration, the New York Times previously reported.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026
During Thursday’s sentencing, he was handed a four-and-a-half-year sentence, the BBC, The Guardian and The Telegraph reported.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

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Though theories implicated everyone from rival rapper Biggie Smalls to Knight’s wife Sharitha — neither of whom was ever charged in connection with the murder — investigators long suspected the killing was gang-related.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Two subjects—Nauman and Babcock—and, therefore, two separate states of attention are implicated by each video, with varying levels of concentration and distraction in play.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

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Paul Robinson appeared in court along with former Penn State students, where preliminary hearings took place ahead of a Centre County judge ruling that Robinson and five former students would have their cases tried in county court.

— Finch Walker, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
The patients had all previously tried other therapies with little to no success and had mutations in RAS proteins, which can drive tumor growth.

— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

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Fenech was the last of a half-dozen people charged in the plot to be prosecuted.

— Kevin Schembri Orland, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Now, Bartko fears death in a Kansas prison cell or deportation to Belarus, where her friends have been prosecuted as political agitators.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026

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While most of the vandals ripping down automatic license plate readers prefer to go incognito, an Albuquerque character named Jevon Martinez isn’t afraid to show his face.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026
The eatery has been serving the Sugar Creek area since 1985, manager Dino Beligrinis — whom his father, Bill, named the restaurant for — told CharlotteFive.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026

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