vice versa

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Recent Examples of vice versa Due to particle-wave duality—the quantum phenomenon where particles can act like waves, and vice versa—these atoms interfere with each other, with their waves’ peaks and troughs suppressing or augmenting one other. IEEE Spectrum, 12 Jan. 2025 Darwin’s ideas inspired many Victorians to wonder whether their pets might be taught human languages and vice versa, setting off a long period of preposterous at-home experiments. Camille Bromley Gabra Zackman Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025 Sometimes a high tactical fit cancelled out a low financial value, or vice versa, but the result was a level of homogeneity in the scoring system that did not go unnoticed by you, or us. Duncan Alexander, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024 But whatever point Hwang may be trying to make about the value of optimism over nihilism (or vice versa) is crushed under the weight of unnecessary and unresolved repetition. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vice versa 
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Adverb
  • To do otherwise would leave Ukraine permanently subject to Moscow’s predation and coercion—and hand a victory not only to Russia but to China, Iran, and North Korea, all of which are backing Russian aggression.
    Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • This legal action diverts significant time and energy that could otherwise be directed toward supporting WordPress’s growth and health.
    Emma Roth, The Verge, 10 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • And conversely, there's people who can just go from one show to another seamlessly.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Jan. 2025
  • New York, conversely, only had one turnover on Rodgers’ interception.
    C. Isaiah Smalls II, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • Bond prices and yields move inversely to one another.
    Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Yields and prices moved inversely to each other, and one basis point equals 0.01%.
    Sean Conlon,Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
Adverb
  • Upon his return from vacation, Bezos informed his startled top management team that in future, Amazon was going to be run differently.
    Steve Denning, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • His posture is beginning to change, so his shadow reflects the way his arms and hands are hanging differently.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025

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“Vice versa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vice%20versa. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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