as in against
in opposition or contrast to
It's your word versus his. She explained the use of a semicolon versus a colon.
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Recent Examples of versus
This helps explain why the precious metal—despite its lack of a yield versus other assets as well its physical storage costs—touched $3,446 an ounce, close to its April record, while the U.S. dollar index is near three-year lows.
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 17 June 2025
Tips on ghosting a new friend versus a lifelong bestie will look pretty different.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 16 June 2025
So did the norms of courtship—the moral status of promises, oaths, and kisses, for instance, or how to value the love of a good man versus the money of a worse one.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Biopharmaceutical stocks' underperformance versus the broader market for a third straight year is an opportunity for investors, according to JPMorgan.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 6 June 2025
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 17 June 2025
Tips on ghosting a new friend versus a lifelong bestie will look pretty different.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 16 June 2025
So did the norms of courtship—the moral status of promises, oaths, and kisses, for instance, or how to value the love of a good man versus the money of a worse one.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Biopharmaceutical stocks' underperformance versus the broader market for a third straight year is an opportunity for investors, according to JPMorgan.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 6 June 2025
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Born in New England and inspired by French cuisine, Nicholas Elmi won against fan favorite Nina Compton in the New Orleans season final.—
Kate Hogan,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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The hearing took place against a backdrop of ongoing tensions in Los Angeles, where Trump has deployed 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines, a move that legal experts said was highly unusual and based on laws that could be interpreted in different ways.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2025
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This year’s state meet was plagued with inclement weather, yet Bernatek said he was used to it.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2025
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Ronny Mauricio snapped a 15-inning scoreless streak with an RBI single off Spencer Strider in the bottom of the second.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2025
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“Versus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/versus. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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