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
Winners at War turned into a very old school versus new school situation.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026
The arguments center around Republican versus Democrat, in-power versus out-of-power, right versus left, with no middle ground in sight.
—Mansoor Shams, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2026
Think of it as the difference between a doctor making a diagnosis based solely on physical examination versus having access to MRI scans and blood work.
—Jason Corso, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
The Prodigy versus The Journeyman.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026
The arguments center around Republican versus Democrat, in-power versus out-of-power, right versus left, with no middle ground in sight.
—Mansoor Shams, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2026
Think of it as the difference between a doctor making a diagnosis based solely on physical examination versus having access to MRI scans and blood work.
—Jason Corso, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
The Prodigy versus The Journeyman.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for versus
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Leading California Democrats railed against the cuts.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Paris — Gisèle Pelicot emerged as a global feminist hero in 2024 by transforming her horrific, personal story into a public battle against rape culture.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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Essential goods strain meager household budgets, with consumers paying around 363 Pakistani rupees for a dozen eggs or 2,186 Pakistan rupees for a kilogram of wheat flour, according to economic data firm CEIC Data, citing 2025 figures from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Brennan Center looks at what the change will be by region in 2030 compared with 2020.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Versus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/versus. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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