oppositely

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oppositely
Adverb
  • One basis point is equal to 0.01%, and yields move inversely to prices.
    Brian Evans,Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
  • The 10-year Treasury yield often moves inversely with stock prices.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • Without that expertise, investigators run the risk of violating a suspect’s civil rights or, conversely, overlooking threats because they are assumed to be constitutionally protected, said a veteran FBI analyst who has worked on Jan. 6 cases.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Feb. 2025
  • But conversely, up north across the 49th parallel, Trump’s actions have created some solidarity at a time when Trudeau’s Liberal Party has been on the rocks, and it’s felt like only a matter of time before the Conservative Party, led by a quasi-Trumpian Pierre Polievre, would mount a victory.
    Talib Visram, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • As with the first email, the second deadline was handled very differently across Trump’s administration.
    Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Mar. 2025
  • But Okereke, 28, was utilized differently in 2024 and didn’t have nearly the same impact before back injury ended his season 12 games in.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • The meme’s humor lies in its shallow expressions of deep feeling: existential problems otherwise worthy of metaphysics or high literature here flung out as low-res Internet flatulence.
    Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
  • While the Club may try to downplay or dismiss these claims, the documents confirm otherwise.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • Researchers aren’t sure whether depression leads to physical health issues or vice versa, but evidence suggests the relationship goes both ways.
    Brian Mastroianni, Health, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Northbound traffic could take Andrews and southbound traffic could take Third Avenue, or vice versa.
    Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Oppositely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oppositely. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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