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whereas

[hwair-, wair-az] / ʰwɛər-, wɛərˈæz /


CONJUNCTION
when in fact
Synonyms


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An immediate annuity begins making payments shortly after you purchase it, typically within a year, whereas a deferred annuity begins payments at a later date.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Shapiro says younger Chinese engage in sports to get fit and hang out with friends, whereas Nike’s China advertising too often focuses on the competitive aspect of sport, with international athletes in triumphant moments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

They said their blood sugar readings were refractory, meaning they kept coming back despite being given glucose, whereas naturally-occurring hypoglycemia can be easily corrected with a treatment such as a sugary drink.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

"The only difference is that the US used to keep it ambiguous, whereas now it has gone public, which shows that Washington is no longer trying to hide it," he added.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

“They’re supposed to be for the horses, but who cares? They’ve got years to eat sugar, whereas you and I...well, if we see something sweet, we better grab it quick.”

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

A frivolous, meaningless declaration filled with whereases and therefores to pretend our boys in blue were winners?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2020

After four resonant whereases, the resolution reached the two sore spots.

From Time Magazine Archive

Chairman Pittman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee drafted an eloquent joint resolution with many whereases describing the brutality of the Spanish conflict, the danger of its dragging the U. S. into war. etc., etc.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is full of "whereases" and "peradventures" and "heretofores" and similar swank, and there aren't any stops in it.

From Uneasy Money by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

I thought it all out by myself; but I wanted the whereases put in right.

From Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe by Sewell Ford




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