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adversary, antagonist, foe, hostile, opponent
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DARPA’s Real-time Adversarial Intelligence and Decision-making (RAID) software aims to predict the goals, movements and even the possible emotions of enemy forces five hours into the future. — The Economist, "Artificial intelligence is changing every aspect of war," 7 Sep. 2019 For me, the definition of an athlete is someone who, on the court, treats you like your worst enemy, but off the court, can be your best friend. — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, "U.S. Open: Naomi Osaka, Coco Gauff showed that women’s game is in good hands," 2 Sep. 2019 The Panthers were their own worst enemy in the first half. — Pat Lammer, sun-sentinel.com, "Dillard pulls off furious rally to stun Miramar," 31 Aug. 2019 Here's the checklist: third-person combat; constantly ducking behind chest-high cover; previously seen weapons, including the usual half-gun-half-chainsaw Lancer; and a lot of enemies returning from prior entries. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Gears of War 5 hands-on: A new blockbuster for the game-subscription era," 30 Aug. 2019 The shell is designed to hit targets even in situations where GPS is jammed and friendly forces are not entirely sure where the enemy is. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The U.S. Army Is Creating Artillery Rounds Guided By AI," 15 Aug. 2019 Astronomers and Earth’s atmosphere are natural enemies. — Leila Sloman, Scientific American, "Earth Could Be a Lens for a Revolutionary Space Telescope," 14 Aug. 2019 For the Lions, the majority of that success has come from securing draws in enemy territory. — Julia Poe, Pro Soccer USA, "Three things we learned from Orlando City’s 1-1 draw against Toronto FC," 12 Aug. 2019 In the long list of enemies maintained by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of India (BJP), the Muslims of the northwestern state of Kashmir have always held a special place. — Siddhartha Deb, The New Republic, "India’s Looming Ethno-Nationalist Catastrophe," 7 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'enemy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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