conversely
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Lumumba's relatives conversely maintained that the time is ripe for a long-overdue legal reckoning.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 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
Its inherent themes question what a life is worth and conversely what makes a life worthy.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
When you’re giving evidence in court, you’re unlikely to address the judge with “yaknowwhamean?”; and conversely the language you use in court would cause your peer group back on the street to fall about laughing.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
Vocabulary lists containing conversely
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