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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The Sky Deck Sports Court & Track on the top deck is designed for family (as opposed to exclusively kids’) fun.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
Kennedy is focusing on the administration’s new protein-forward food pyramid as opposed to vaccine talk, and border czar Tom Homan is at least as visible as Noem in immigration enforcement these days.
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The three actors spend the bulk of their time explaining how things went down in real time, as opposed to rattling off high and low lights.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
In fact, on a per-server-rack basis, as of December 2025, the average AI data center used 60 or more kilowatts of power, as opposed to 5-10 kilowatts for a standard data center.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
Kennedy is focusing on the administration’s new protein-forward food pyramid as opposed to vaccine talk, and border czar Tom Homan is at least as visible as Noem in immigration enforcement these days.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026
The three actors spend the bulk of their time explaining how things went down in real time, as opposed to rattling off high and low lights.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
In fact, on a per-server-rack basis, as of December 2025, the average AI data center used 60 or more kilowatts of power, as opposed to 5-10 kilowatts for a standard data center.
—Big Think, 24 Feb. 2026
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“As opposed to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20opposed%20to. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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