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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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Oil prices fell after Trump called off the Iran strikes, also a boon for metals, as gold and silver have generally traded inversely with oil throughout the Iran war.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Bond yields move inversely to prices.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
Adverb
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Hitters conversely are prisoners of their skill level to a much larger degree, so smaller sample sizes don’t have as much predictive juice.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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Tests can help identify the excellent students attending mediocre high schools and, conversely, the mediocre students attending excellent schools.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
Adverb
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Then, Venus will square Saturn on May 28, which contrarily forces reality to step in.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
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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
Adverb
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Put differently, only the lowly Colorado Rockies have a worse record than the Giants in the National League.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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And perhaps most seriously, and most differently, in his interview with Spurling for ‘Death Or Glory’, published in 2009, Ilunga claimed his motivation was more about survival.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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The government recently announced another recruitment drive, offering to pay off debts of up to $140,000 for men who sign up and might otherwise face penalties for defaulting.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Unless otherwise noted, no arrests were made in either incident.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
Adverb
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In addition, modern football matches tend to be won in the transitional phases, when teams move between attack and defence, or vice versa, favouring those players able to have an impact in as many ways as possible.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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There’s shared space, but at times the house will be ours, and vice versa.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
10 June 2026
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“Oppositely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oppositely. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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