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Recent Examples of vice versa
An interesting subplot this year is that many of the big-slugging teams — starting with Oklahoma — don’t have great pitching, and vice versa.
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Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 6 May 2026
So the energy industry famously was at odds with the last administration, and vice versa.
—CBS News, 4 May 2026
Google can dominate because of Apple and not vice versa.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 May 2026
In another, participants were sometimes told to expect sugar but were actually given sweetener or vice versa.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
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Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 6 May 2026
So the energy industry famously was at odds with the last administration, and vice versa.
—CBS News, 4 May 2026
Google can dominate because of Apple and not vice versa.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 May 2026
In another, participants were sometimes told to expect sugar but were actually given sweetener or vice versa.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vice versa
Adverb
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There’s a subversive edge to this otherwise blithe simulacrum of a French salon inside the Printemps department store, with its frescoes, Languedoc marble tables and banquettes clad in Le Manach toile de Tours.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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This sort of attention to dessert is otherwise increasingly rare; too many ambitious kitchens pour all their resources into their savory menus and then punt on the sweet courses, serving a scoop of gelato in a fancy coupe, or a slice of cake assembled off-site.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
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Proctor, conversely, was pegged as a late first-rounder due to concerns about his weight and inconsistent technique despite his apparent strength and athleticism.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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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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Bond yields move inversely to prices.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
8 May 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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Electrostatic forces occur when oppositely charged particles interact with each other.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Oct. 2019
Adverb
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Clearing cold cases in 2026 Every law enforcement agency across the country reports crime and investigation statistics to the federal government differently, making calculating the number of cold cases solved each year exceedingly difficult.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Growing up with dyslexia, the 19-year-old from Jacksonville learned early to see the world differently and overcome challenges many classmates never faced.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2026
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“Vice versa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vice%20versa. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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