as in hostile
marked by opposition or ill will
countries that have been antagonistic towards each other for centuries
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Helly, the most instinctively skeptical and rebellious of the MDR department, is antagonistic toward her outie; her colleague Dylan (Zach Cherry), who now knows his outie is married with children, feels something closer to envy.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
This process challenges traditional literary narratives that position motherhood and creativity as antagonistic forces, suggesting instead a symbiotic relationship where each feeds and changes the other.
—Fidan Cheikosman, JSTOR Daily, 1 Jan. 2025
Sometimes, this is the result of malicious attacks by antagonistic entities or foolish misbehavior on the part of the executives themselves, but other times, even innocent mistakes in online reputation management can cause damage.
—Chad Angle, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Editor’s picks Much of the talk around finances on the app has remained largely antagonistic against large-scale influencers.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
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Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
This process challenges traditional literary narratives that position motherhood and creativity as antagonistic forces, suggesting instead a symbiotic relationship where each feeds and changes the other.
—Fidan Cheikosman, JSTOR Daily, 1 Jan. 2025
Sometimes, this is the result of malicious attacks by antagonistic entities or foolish misbehavior on the part of the executives themselves, but other times, even innocent mistakes in online reputation management can cause damage.
—Chad Angle, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Editor’s picks Much of the talk around finances on the app has remained largely antagonistic against large-scale influencers.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
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