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View definitions for whereas

whereas

conjunction as in inasmuch as

conjunction as in when in fact

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Whereas some players would be unnerved by the big occasion Farrell, in contrast, thrives off his nerves.

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Mr. Ciattarelli has committed not to raise any taxes, whereas Ms. Sherrill hasn’t ruled out a hike if she’s elected.

He noted some 70% of September’s job gains came from oil-rich Alberta, whereas employment only edged up in Ontario and dipped in Quebec, two provinces that together represent more than 60% of Canadian gross domestic product.

Whereas for the Incas the route was a way to impose order, for the Spanish it became a means of extracting resources—another common reason that geographic links are forged.

“I have been so defined by when I was in the Spice Girls, which was only a four-year period in my life, whereas fashion I’ve been in for coming up to two decades.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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