as opposed to

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—used to refer to something that is different from what has just been mentioned

The car gets 30 miles per gallon, as opposed to last year's model, which got only 25.

They use fresh fish, as opposed to fish that has been frozen.

I'd say she is a good player, as opposed to a great one.

Examples of as opposed to in a Sentence

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While Android pushes a monthly cycle as opposed to Apple’s as and when, users must wait for specific updates by model, region and carrier, and not everyone get the monthly update, with many on a quarterly or worse cycle. —Zak Doffman, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024

For stock investors, surging yields due to fiscal profligacy (as opposed to strong economic growth) would likely weigh on the stock market. —David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024

While some of the Ally X's key internals remain the same, the exterior is anything but, with a black chassis as opposed to the white case of the original. —Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 2 Nov. 2024

These large zones — as opposed to smaller neighborhood zones for a single school — could help create equity and break down racial and socio-economic segregation in this district. —The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2024