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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Those with suicide ideation might attempt suicide, but these attempts often represent a desire to escape distress as opposed to end-of-life issues.
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Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Such a development would position Arista to compete with Nvidia in the scale-up network market as opposed to the AI chip market, Koontz said.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
This, like the Swift videos, was content created by the chatbot, as opposed to simply hosted by a tech product.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Patel said the decision came from the Bureau of Prisons – as opposed to a higher DOJ official.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
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Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Such a development would position Arista to compete with Nvidia in the scale-up network market as opposed to the AI chip market, Koontz said.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
This, like the Swift videos, was content created by the chatbot, as opposed to simply hosted by a tech product.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Patel said the decision came from the Bureau of Prisons – as opposed to a higher DOJ official.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 16 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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