vice versa

Definition of vice versanext

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Recent Examples of vice versa Improved rib motion supports deeper breathing and vice versa, while both reduce protective tension and enable healthy spine movement. Dana Santas, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026 Insuring factories against the risk of a developer going bankrupt (and vice versa) is another common proposal. Ben Christopher, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026 According to Stewart, the more frequently your vacuum clogs, the more the motor strains, and vice versa. Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026 The question is whether UM is better served by having Thornton (the accomplished Boston College transfer) at safety and Fitzgerald (six interceptions as a freshman) in the nickel (replacing Keionte Scott) or vice versa. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vice versa
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vice versa
Adverb
  • Is Dunk, after all this, going to decide to save this kid who is just going to be thrown to the wolves otherwise?
    Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Research and courses in the department often focus on maintaining history that is otherwise excluded from traditional archives, such as the stories of LGBTQ people.
    Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 22 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • And conversely, now that the market has been flooded with lab diamonds—plus lookalikes, such as moissanite—their classic sparkle, while not losing its charm, has shoppers curious to look for more to add to the mix.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 25 Feb. 2026
  • North America, conversely, saw a 4% drop in sales.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • Citing data from Bloomberg and Macrobond, Slok notes that prior to early 2022 when the Fed began hiking rates to curb post-pandemic inflation that peaked around 9%, the price of gold and interest rates were inversely correlated.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The total capital returned to shareholders as a percentage of the current market capitalization seems to be inversely related to growth opportunities for reinvestment.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • Electrostatic forces occur when oppositely charged particles interact with each other.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2019
Adverb
  • Everyone does it differently, including your husband.
    Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Form Energy’s batteries work very differently from most large batteries today.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Feb. 2026

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“Vice versa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vice%20versa. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.

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