as in rather
as a substitute
I was offered a ride, but I chose to walk instead
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Protection should focus instead on people at higher risk, the document said.
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Carla K. Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
The project will help to assist the 2020 Urban Water Management Plan, the Los Angeles New Deal, and the Mayor's Executive Directive 5, LADWP said, which all aim to reduce the amount of drinking water that is imported, and instead increase investment in local sources.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, showrunners Sara Goodman and Phoebe revealed that having Thomas reprise his original character was never a consideration, and instead wanted to give the actor an opportunity to play a three-dimensional character with Professor Chadwick.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
The novel’s action instead moves on to yet more sweet-toned labors in the dream library, with a pointed shout-out to Gabriel García Márquez along the way.
—Randy Boyagoda, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
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Carla K. Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
The project will help to assist the 2020 Urban Water Management Plan, the Los Angeles New Deal, and the Mayor's Executive Directive 5, LADWP said, which all aim to reduce the amount of drinking water that is imported, and instead increase investment in local sources.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, showrunners Sara Goodman and Phoebe revealed that having Thomas reprise his original character was never a consideration, and instead wanted to give the actor an opportunity to play a three-dimensional character with Professor Chadwick.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
The novel’s action instead moves on to yet more sweet-toned labors in the dream library, with a pointed shout-out to Gabriel García Márquez along the way.
—Randy Boyagoda, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Instead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instead. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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