as in rather
as a substitute I was offered a ride, but I chose to walk instead

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Recent Examples on the Web When Glanville asked Steel to reveal his source of this information, Steel refused, asking instead why he hadn’t been included in the conversations. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024 Contrary to popular belief, Pink Cocaine does not contain cocaine but is instead a combination of 2-CB, MDMA (ecstasy), ketamine, and caffeine according to the National Capital Poison Center. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2024 Gayle Cosby, who is running against Hasaan Rashid in District 2, didn’t go as far as to say there should be a pause in more innovation schools, but instead would like to re-examine the application process and center it more on what the data shows creates effective, sustainable schools. Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Oct. 2024 If hiking isn't your thing, consider instead a boat trip out to the islands of the Oslofjord. David Nikel, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for instead 

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“Instead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instead. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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