as opposed to
idiom
—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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And a Universe that reached a finite maximum temperature that’s well below the Planck scale; as opposed to one whose maximum temperature reached all the way up to that energy scale.
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
In recent months, EOIR leadership has criticized judges for not efficiently managing their caseloads, and has encouraged adjudicators to streamline asylum reviews and give oral, as opposed to written, decisions on case dismissals.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
Also, as opposed to a permanent or staff employee, fractional workers contribute on a part-time basis for multiple businesses or clients.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2025
Krause recalled a time when an elderly shopper struggling to hold a gun asked to buy a revolver and just one round of ammunition, as opposed to the whole box – details that led staff to suspect the man may be suicidal and refuse to sell him the gun.
—Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
In recent months, EOIR leadership has criticized judges for not efficiently managing their caseloads, and has encouraged adjudicators to streamline asylum reviews and give oral, as opposed to written, decisions on case dismissals.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
Also, as opposed to a permanent or staff employee, fractional workers contribute on a part-time basis for multiple businesses or clients.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2025
Krause recalled a time when an elderly shopper struggling to hold a gun asked to buy a revolver and just one round of ammunition, as opposed to the whole box – details that led staff to suspect the man may be suicidal and refuse to sell him the gun.
—Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
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“As opposed to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20opposed%20to. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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