resistances

noun

plural of resistance
1
as in oppositions
the inclination to resist after some initial resistance, the city council warmed up to the proposed development plan

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2
as in undergrounds
a secret organization in a conquered country fighting against enemy forces soldiers from the resistance were captured after a skirmish outside the foreign ministry

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Recent Examples of resistances Thornton’s latest work has the potential to reach more audiences precisely because of the Huckleberry Finn-like spirit of its Kid and Max saga, giving more folks the opportunity to learn about colonialist histories and indigenous resistances in the lands down under. — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026 Instead, in most analog AI schemes, the weights are stored in one of several types of nonvolatile memory as a conductance value (the resistances above). — IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2025
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  1. oppositions
  2. objections
Noun
  • Mars delivers excitement during its oppositions every couple of years.
    — Damian Peach, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • There was a July 29 deadline for people to submit oppositions to the petitions to deny ABC’s license renewals, and there is an August 5 deadline for replies to the opposition filings.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026
Definition of oppositions
Noun
  • According to people familiar with discussions about the policy, Bennett’s prior objections were a message intended for his domestic political constituency.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Her objections, when raised, are dismissed quickly and easily.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of objections

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