resist
verb (used with object)
to withstand, strive against, or oppose.
is resisting
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present progressiveof resist (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Cuba is resisting U.S. pressure as it contends with its worst economic crisis in decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer is resisting calls to resign after an election beating.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
Los Angeles City Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky is fighting to retain her 5th District seat against two challengers who say she is resisting efforts to create more housing in the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Anthropic is resisting the Pentagon’s requests to use its tech in ways that violate two company ground rules: That it won’t be used for mass surveillance of Americans or to power fully autonomous weapons.
From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2026
But one way of putting it is simply to say that a monopoly of bad journalism is resisting the possibility of good journalism.
From Utopia of Usurers and Other Essays by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
