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adverb
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Budapest's annual pride march went ahead last year in spite of the ban, with organisers of the march saying at the time that a record 200,000 people took part.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
In February 2023, he took a “risky, physically demanding, clandestine trip” to war-torn Ukraine—“further evidence that in spite of his age he was still very much up to the job.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
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- to get a reaction
- for the heck of it
- defiantly
- to grind their gears
- out of malice
Possible Antonyms
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- with good intentions
- out of kindness
- as a favor
- just to be nice
- to lend a hand
