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
After a war — Confederate States of America versus United States of America in which almost 700,000 people died — the South lost.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
Colorectal cancer progression occurred in 13% of GLP-1 users versus 22% of DPP-4 inhibitor users, while liver cancer progression occurred in 19% versus 28%.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 23 May 2026
While there’s a chance Sears may return to the MLB level at some point, the trade will likely be boiled down to Miller’s value versus what the A’s prospects can achieve when all is said and done.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2026
The minimum wage was a perfect test case for the trade-off theory of growth versus fairness—and the theory failed.
—Nick Hanauer, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
Colorectal cancer progression occurred in 13% of GLP-1 users versus 22% of DPP-4 inhibitor users, while liver cancer progression occurred in 19% versus 28%.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 23 May 2026
While there’s a chance Sears may return to the MLB level at some point, the trade will likely be boiled down to Miller’s value versus what the A’s prospects can achieve when all is said and done.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2026
The minimum wage was a perfect test case for the trade-off theory of growth versus fairness—and the theory failed.
—Nick Hanauer, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026
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The White House has also threatened secondary sanctions against companies that pay fees to Iran.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Amid an ongoing lawsuit filed by Phillip Pines against Khorram, Combs and several of his companies, Khorram is arguing that the case against her is legally insufficient, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY.—
Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Now, Schwartz is opening up about the split with the Browns.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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Ginsberg first read the titular entry in Howl and Other Poems at San Francisco’s Six Gallery in 1955, and the work anthologized a year later by fellow poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti as the fourth entry in the City Lights Bookstore imprint with its distinctive slender binding and black-and-white cover.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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“Versus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/versus. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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