conversely
Example Sentences
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"Plaintiffs, conversely, can be made whole through refunds, including interest, if the tariffs are ultimately held unlawful and refundable," the government said.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
"For example, if at first proteins A and B are separate, adding caffeine brings them together; conversely, if proteins A and B start out together, adding a drug like rapamycin can cause them to dissociate."
From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026
Eager to protect their own profession, male practitioners—from physicians to male midwives—portrayed women as ignorant and sure to do harm or, conversely, possessed of “dangerous” knowledge.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
Isak's former team-mates knew the runs he would make and the Swede, conversely, knew his side's patterns inside, out.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
When the dark planet is, from our perspective, to the right of the star, the star will be pulled a little to the right, and conversely when the planet is to the left.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing conversely
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