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Recent Examples of Synonyms for on the other hand
Adverb
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Voters instead delivered gains to both far-right and far-left parties.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025 -
In one practice, McCarthy refused to throw an easy short pass and opted instead to throw a deeper-developing route.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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D4vd, who first went viral on TikTok, released his debut album in April.—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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The proposal, first reported by the Financial Times, was confirmed to CNBC's Megan Cassella by two sources familiar with the matter.—
Anniek Bao,Megan Cassella,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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“On the other hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/on%20the%20other%20hand. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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