as in rather
as a substitute
I was offered a ride, but I chose to walk instead
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The White House has proposed cutting the USAID OIG’s budget from $85 million to $0, instead folding its responsibilities into a similar agency at the State department with just $2.73 million in additional funding.
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Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
This means that voters and Congress members alike are driven not so much by loyalty to their own party but instead a sort of seething hatred for the other political party.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 13 June 2025
Her defense denies that a collision ever happened, suggesting he was attacked by someone at the party and a dog instead.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
The Democratic caucus voted 131-84 to install Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) instead.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2025
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Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
This means that voters and Congress members alike are driven not so much by loyalty to their own party but instead a sort of seething hatred for the other political party.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 13 June 2025
Her defense denies that a collision ever happened, suggesting he was attacked by someone at the party and a dog instead.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
The Democratic caucus voted 131-84 to install Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) instead.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2025
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From Technology Investment To Enterprise Asset Calculating ERP ROI should not be a one-time task post-deployment but rather an ongoing strategic initiative encompassing financial, operational and organizational results.—
Shiv Kaushik,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Bayern Munich have a talent pathway that is also looking rather healthy this summer.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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“Instead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instead. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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