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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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JPMorgan last month put together a list of S & P 500 stocks that are inversely correlated with WTI.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
8 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
Adverb
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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
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Increasingly, taxpayer advocates are taking a hard look at city policies that offer developers hefty tax incentives, or, conversely, reduce the value of existing properties, disincentivizing private-sector investment in the city.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
5 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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Weathering the storm The impact of the energy shock, however, is hitting the two Asian economies differently.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
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This quality didn’t wear as well on Leslie Knope, or perhaps the supporting characters didn’t do enough to balance her out, or perhaps, alas, a bumbling woman just read differently.—
Jennifer Armstrong,
IndieWire,
15 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Bart argues that such promotion has a salutary social function, reaching people in underserved communities who might not otherwise be aware that they are entitled to aggressive, contingency-fee advocacy.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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But with the best players in the world nipping at his Nikes, McIlroy proved otherwise.—
Stan Awtrey,
AJC.com,
13 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Researchers also revealed that the thermoelectric (TE) material can directly convert heat into electricity and vice versa.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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In other words, a show doesn’t need to win best drama series to claim writing or directing — and vice versa.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Oppositely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oppositely. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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