inversely

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Recent Examples of inversely Bond yields move inversely to prices. Michelle Fox, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026 Gold typically moves inversely to the U.S. dollar's strength. Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2025 While Tame Impala has never had more of a chart presence, its mainstream popularity seems almost inversely related to its critical acclaim, which is possibly at its lowest point on this new album. Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025 Coup violence is inversely correlated with success. John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inversely
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Adverb
  • And conversely, now that the market has been flooded with lab diamonds—plus lookalikes, such as moissanite—their classic sparkle, while not losing its charm, has shoppers curious to look for more to add to the mix.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 25 Feb. 2026
  • North America, conversely, saw a 4% drop in sales.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • Electrostatic forces occur when oppositely charged particles interact with each other.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2019

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“Inversely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inversely. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.

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