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Adverb
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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 -
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
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But conversely, O’Hara, who died late last week at 71, could make a ho-hum phrase utterly hilarious.—
Jocelyn Noveck,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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After all, the Kings are known to have serious regrets about the outcome of their deal (duh) and the Suns, conversely, strongly contend that their choice to remain patient paid off in the form of the best possible return.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
31 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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Whole fruit, for example, behaves very differently than cookies or candy.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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While the footprint on this ship remains consistent with Wish, most of the spaces on board have been themed differently.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Since Simon has idiopathic epilepsy, Klee specializes in taking in medical foster dogs, as well as dogs who otherwise would be hard to adopt.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2026
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Built from ordinary internet hardware and running at room temperature, the machine shows that physics itself can be used as a shortcut through otherwise impossible problems.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The goal isn’t to convince him of your view, or vice versa.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
7 Feb. 2026
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Clarke explains that New York has some of the strongest statutory double jeopardy protections in the country, so Mangione’s defense might have a higher probability of getting the state case dismissed if federal goes first rather than vice versa.—
Lorena O’Neil,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Oppositely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oppositely. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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