as in opponent
one that is hostile toward another
a beloved minister with no known enemies
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Everyday Americans are radicalized by the apparent validation of the extremists’ claim that federal power is the enemy.
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Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Alongside party leader, Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge, Grove works to give the public a common enemy, Iran, and that way position the ruling government as the best equipped to deal with this threat.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 4 Nov. 2024
This experience only reinforced the narrative I'd been taught: Arabs were the enemy.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Donald Trump is going to walk in the Oval Office with an enemies list.
—CBS News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Alongside party leader, Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge, Grove works to give the public a common enemy, Iran, and that way position the ruling government as the best equipped to deal with this threat.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 4 Nov. 2024
This experience only reinforced the narrative I'd been taught: Arabs were the enemy.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Donald Trump is going to walk in the Oval Office with an enemies list.
—CBS News, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Enemy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enemy. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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