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Sense: Preposition: in contact with
Synonyms:
in contact with, up against, on Collocations, touching, upon, next to, alongside Collocations, in collision with
Sense: Preposition: opposed to
Synonyms:
opposed to, in opposition to, counter to, averse to, not in favor of, not in favour of , not OK with , not okay with , not in agreement with
Sense: Preposition: in violation of
Synonyms:
in violation of, contrary to, counter to
Sense: Preposition: versus
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Sense: Preposition: in the direction of
Synonyms:
into, toward, towards, in the direction of, up against, next to
Sense: Preposition: anticipating attack
Synonyms:
in defense of, in defence of , in anticipation of, in case of, in preparation for, in resistance to
Sense: Preposition: in the setting of
Synonyms:
in contrast to, in the context of, against a backdrop of, against a background of, in the setting of, amid, amidst, contrasted with