as in again
just the opposite being true
she cannot stand sugary food; conversely, her husband is fond of sweets
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Makeup in the prestige market, conversely, grew 5 percent.
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James Manso, WWD, 18 Nov. 2024
Critics interpreted the Post’s move to stop endorsing presidential candidates as an attempt by Bezos to curry favor with Donald Trump — or, conversely, to avoid being attacked by Trump — in the event the former president wins a second term.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024
And conversely, psychiatrists may not feel comfortable prescribing birth control pills.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
Some things that are easy to draw are not so easy to put into words, and conversely, some things are easy to write but much more complex to translate into an illustration.
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James Manso, WWD, 18 Nov. 2024
Critics interpreted the Post’s move to stop endorsing presidential candidates as an attempt by Bezos to curry favor with Donald Trump — or, conversely, to avoid being attacked by Trump — in the event the former president wins a second term.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024
And conversely, psychiatrists may not feel comfortable prescribing birth control pills.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
Some things that are easy to draw are not so easy to put into words, and conversely, some things are easy to write but much more complex to translate into an illustration.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Conversely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conversely. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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