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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Bangladesh is resisting Indian efforts to return alleged illegal migrants forcibly across the roughly 2,500-mile boundary between the two countries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer is resisting calls to resign after an election beating.
From Barron's ● May 20, 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 the FIA is resisting this at the moment.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2024
There are several other cases similar to this one, in which the charge is "resisting armed forces"—most of which were tried by court martial, and never sentenced.
From The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient by Murat Halstead
