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Recent Examples of oppositely
Electrostatic forces occur when oppositely charged particles interact with each other.
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IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2019
IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oppositely
Adverb
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Bond yields move inversely to prices.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Family Online Safety Institute reported that children’s screen time and parental control usage are inversely related.—
Maggie Anders,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
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Proctor, conversely, was pegged as a late first-rounder due to concerns about his weight and inconsistent technique despite his apparent strength and athleticism.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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Or some might be in the right place at the right time and get too much credit for success, or, conversely, get blamed for being unable to fix an unfixable company.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Right now, Mercury and Jupiter are entangled across the areas of your chart that highlight partnerships and, contrarily, alone time.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2026
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Dolphins contrarily are on a 4-1 run on opening day.—
Greg Cote
September 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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At an event hosted by Movember during the couple’s four-day trip to Australia in April, Harry spoke candidly about wanting to do things differently.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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Ethos, which the duo launched in 2024, already operates differently from most other production companies.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
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That lets the term be understood in a range of ways, whether a corporate-friendly approach to conservation, or a new way to talk about extracting marine resources, sustainably or otherwise.—
Natalie Sum Yue Chung,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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Bolton took The Associated Press through the exhibit late last week as a huge team of installers was busy hammering, nailing, posing and otherwise adjusting the 400 items on display.—
Jocelyn Noveck,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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In another, participants were sometimes told to expect sugar but were actually given sweetener or vice versa.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The key to the program is the devices inside the vests, which recognize the pitch of a child speaking or a baby babbling and the pitch of an adult and capture when an adult speaks and a child or baby responds or vice versa.—
Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Oppositely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oppositely. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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