as opposed to
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—used to refer to something that is different from what has just been mentioned
The car gets 30 miles per gallon, as opposed to last year's model, which got only 25.
They use fresh fish, as opposed to fish that has been frozen.
I'd say she is a good player, as opposed to a great one.
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Just as there are people who’d rather read a story about Emma Stone’s love life as opposed to a review of Poor Things, there are people who are going to want to read about a designer and not their clothes.
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José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 12 June 2024
Also, within private and public sector institutions, decision processes are driven mostly by short memos as opposed to long papers, especially when informing or influencing senior executives or government oicials.
—Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
That means that, as opposed to the other Paul brother Logan Paul’s brawl against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2021, someone will be declared a winner.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 June 2024
They are used to mimic a stunned bream floundering on the surface, as opposed to a rodent that’s fallen in from above.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 30 May 2024
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José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 12 June 2024
Also, within private and public sector institutions, decision processes are driven mostly by short memos as opposed to long papers, especially when informing or influencing senior executives or government oicials.
—Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
That means that, as opposed to the other Paul brother Logan Paul’s brawl against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2021, someone will be declared a winner.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 June 2024
They are used to mimic a stunned bream floundering on the surface, as opposed to a rodent that’s fallen in from above.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 30 May 2024
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“As opposed to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20opposed%20to. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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