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
  • The foreign aid rivalry The two countries — the primary players in global development — are spending foreign assistance differently.
    Didi Tang, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
  • My colleague Michael Russo wrote this story last year about hits and how the league began counting them differently.
    Jeremy Rutherford, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • While the Club may try to downplay or dismiss these claims, the documents confirm otherwise.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
  • That’s according to a new teaser from the network otherwise scant on details about the follow-up.
    Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • The findings published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s weekly journal add to worries about the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza from people to cats and vice versa.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Editor's note: This story was corrected to reflect that Wonder Group acquired Grubhub (not vice versa).
    Mike D'Onofrio, Axios, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Oppositely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oppositely. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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