as in again
just the opposite being true
she cannot stand sugary food; conversely, her husband is fond of sweets
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All of Rozier’s movies are filled with ordinary people who, with furious vitality, make extraordinary things happen; conversely, Rozier is passionately alert to the extraordinary energy and inventiveness that suffuses ordinary daily life.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2024
And conversely, how effective deficit reduction is at promoting growth depends on the details of how it’s done.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 16 Aug. 2024
The European model, conversely, depicts consolidation of a storm center to the north of Cuba, which would allow a more northerly track offshore of the Eastern Seaboard.
—Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
The company also weighed launching a lobbying campaign to persuade the office of Mayor Lori Lightfoot or, conversely, suing the city by petitioning for a temporary restraining order that would have blocked Chicago from enforcing the permit requirement.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2024
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2024
And conversely, how effective deficit reduction is at promoting growth depends on the details of how it’s done.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 16 Aug. 2024
The European model, conversely, depicts consolidation of a storm center to the north of Cuba, which would allow a more northerly track offshore of the Eastern Seaboard.
—Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
The company also weighed launching a lobbying campaign to persuade the office of Mayor Lori Lightfoot or, conversely, suing the city by petitioning for a temporary restraining order that would have blocked Chicago from enforcing the permit requirement.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Conversely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conversely. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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