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Adverb
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The total capital returned to shareholders as a percentage of the current market capitalization seems inversely related to growth potential for reinvestments.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026 -
The speed of the production ramp is inversely proportionate to how many new parts and steps there are.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Its inherent themes question what a life is worth and conversely what makes a life worthy.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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These experiences have conversely taught me that appreciation alone is not enough to ensure the long-term support of our nursing workforce.—
Christopher O’Connor,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 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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The robots respond differently depending on how researchers actuate them.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Merger Mindset — Constance Dierickx A concise, M&A-specific guide to how leaders must think differently to avoid common integration blind spots.—
Jennifer J. Fondrevay,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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This image is mentioned in the book on page 951 but otherwise had no relevance at all, although, perhaps that was his point?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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The scammer claims to be on an oil rig or in a war zone (but rotating home soon) or is otherwise unreachable in person.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The wilderness of Utah, coupled with the intimacy of the ski town, served and shaped the festival well for decades — and vice versa.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
31 Jan. 2026
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Her staff previews for her the golden egg that will be that meal's first course, and wonders whether the rectangular tablecloths should have broad gold stripes, and the round ones narrow stripes, or vice versa.—
Bob Mondello,
NPR,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Oppositely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oppositely. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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