opposite prompt

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noun Chiefly British Theater.

the offstage area to the right as one faces the audience. Abbreviation: O.P.

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QUIZ YOURSELF ON “THEIR,” “THERE,” AND “THEY’RE”

Are you aware how often people swap around “their,” “there,” and “they’re”? Prove you have more than a fair grasp over these commonly confused words.

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Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?

their

there

they're

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Words nearby opposite prompt

opposer muscle of little finger, opposer muscle of thumb, opposite, opposite field, opposite number, opposite prompt, opposite sex, opposition, oppositional disorder, oppositionist, opposition research

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Example sentences from the Web for opposite prompt

The media tend to frame situations like this as aberrations, but in this case, quite the opposite is the truth.
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But quite unlike the schmuck, and this is the fun part, they never run up the white flag; indeed quite the opposite.
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Couple walked towards the opposite end of the dungeon, where she previously played with Destiny.
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As Rathod noted, SIX is not supposed to be merely the opposite of ALEC.
The Left’s Answer to ALEC|Ben Jacobs|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

God has to continually prompt and prod him, and puts his brother Aaron at his side to do most of the real leadership.
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When we speak against one capital vice, we ought to speak against its opposite; the middle betwixt both is the point for virtue.
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Whatever can be done to bring about the prompt and effective use of this new system of bank settlement will be done.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
Sam sat opposite him in perfect silence, waiting, with eager curiosity, for the termination of the scene.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
The opposite of these two methods of rote learning is my method, which injects an active process between each pair of words.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
A method of Vacuity pure and simple—the exact opposite of Mental Assimilation.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)

British Dictionary definitions for opposite prompt

opposite prompt

noun

theatre another name for stage right See prompt

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opposite prompt

or opposite prompt side

noun Chiefly British Theater.

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QUIZ YOURSELF ON “THEIR,” “THERE,” AND “THEY’RE”

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