as in else
in a different way
we do things differently around here
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Recent Examples of differently
With the rising cost of everything from gas to groceries, back-to-school expenses hit differently this year.
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Cox Communications, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
But longtime union members like Paul Anthony see things differently.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2025
Gill behaves differently onstage in each band, smiling brightly when performing his own songs and staring at his shoes with quiet intensity when performing Wriggins’.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2025
But after a collision, particles behave very differently from waves.
—Leila Sloman, Wired News, 3 Aug. 2025
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Cox Communications, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
But longtime union members like Paul Anthony see things differently.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2025
Gill behaves differently onstage in each band, smiling brightly when performing his own songs and staring at his shoes with quiet intensity when performing Wriggins’.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2025
But after a collision, particles behave very differently from waves.
—Leila Sloman, Wired News, 3 Aug. 2025
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The sudden explosive change of air pressure and the heating of the air itself cleared every cloud out of the sky, mystifying Baxter and everyone else who witnessed the disappearance.—
Charles Pellegrino,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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Start thinking about it now, before everyone else does.—
Andrey Insarov,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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