Zebras become progressively more ill-tempered as they age, which militates against their domestication.
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Militates
Synonyms for "militates" (6 found)
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Sample sentences
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Everything militates against his success.
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This criticism in no way militates against a different judgement of another group of works.
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The fact that it is purple militates against it being a trout.
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