conversely

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"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

An elephant's trunk can surpass a human's height and lift trees -- a marvel of strength that's conversely so gentle it can grasp a tortilla chip without breaking it.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Dos Santos, conversely, spent the preseason implementing an aggressive possession-based attacking game.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Football, conversely, is a very physical game requiring mega rosters and resources and there comes a point where a bigger, stronger team is almost always going to turn bigger and stronger and prevail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

While most solitary territorial species thus haven’t been domesticated, it’s not conversely the case that most herd species can be domesticated.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond