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Recent Examples of resistant
Adjective
Good bacteria feed on resistant starch, turning it into gut-healthy short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs). Merve Ceylan, Health, 11 Feb. 2025 Our study shows that fossil shark teeth are more resistant to these types of changes due to their outer enamel-like surface. Bruce J. MacFadden, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2025 The county’s legal action comes amid worldwide attention on PFAS, used widely to create products resistant to water, stains, and heat, including food packaging, non-stick pans, clothing, rain jackets, furniture, carpeting, plastic turf, paints, electronics products and a host of other goods. Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025 The new models tend to have more handles and are more resistant to the potent cleaning agents used in healthcare. Borislav "bobby" Marinov, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for resistant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resistant
Adjective
  • These include persistent anxiety, trouble sleeping, recurring headaches, high blood pressure, and feelings of burnout, Patrick said.
    Julia Ries, Health, 8 Mar. 2025
  • But minutes into Trump’s speech, Rep. Al Green (D-TX), 77, was forcibly removed from the House chamber for his persistent demonstration.
    Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • But four months after becoming the first Republican in two decades to win the popular vote, Trump faces a new reality of needing to tackle some of the most stubborn challenges awaiting any new president and deliver on his campaign promises to lower prices.
    CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Like this Fire sign, Drizella is unapologetically stubborn and impatience, believing she is entitled to nothing but the best.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In the 1940s and ’50s, room-sized mainframe computers relied on thousands of vacuum tubes, resisters, capacitors and more.
    Gerui Wang, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Collaborators often became resisters, and vice versa.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Speaking with InStyle, Johansson said she’s become a reluctant voice in the AI conversation but won’t back down either.
    Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
  • This time Ford and a reluctant McClintock can't afford not to act as the bodies keep piling up.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • To [wield soft power], the U.S. has since the 1960s used the distribution of foreign aid through USAID as central to the promotion of a positive image of itself to others.
    Matthew Clary, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The Pottawatomie County Health Department notified local veterinary offices on March 6 that the two infected felines tested positive for bird flu, according to the Timber Creek Veterinary Hospital in Manhattan, Kansas.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Joey’s still hesitant about Monica’s sister, Nicolle.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
  • But with Trump’s tariffs threatening imports from Mexico, Canada, and China, Target could face additional challenges as consumers grow more hesitant.
    Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Allen learned on the job from Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen at The Row, who have always been resolute about doing things their own way.
    Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The resolute horse nudges the keg forward across challenging terrain and is unwavering in the desire to achieve the goal of delivering the keg of Budweiser beer.
    Todd Holmes, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The coming-of-age film tells the story of Ren (Bacon), a teen rebel who moves to a small Southern town that has outlawed dancing for religious reasons.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Besides, the Caribbean strife was thwarting trade and endangering American lives and livelihoods in the region. McKinley, sympathetic toward the rebels but not wanting war with Spain, dispatched a prominent Illinois trial lawyer to Cuba to study the situation and report back.
    Robert W. Merry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025

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“Resistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resistant. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

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