as in rather
as a substitute
I was offered a ride, but I chose to walk instead
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Chloë Sevigny, everyone’s favorite New York it-girl, looked instead to take inspiration from the mountains for her Christmas-time look.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024
With a tougher stance on China expected from the incoming Trump administration, could the next trade war instead be focused around chips, which arguably have permeated every facet of our lives?
— CNBC’s Samantha Subin contributed to this report.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Another bystander who came to Penny's aid offered to hold Neely's arms down so Penny could let go of Neely's neck, but instead Penny kept tight hold even after Neely's body went limp, Yoran told jurors.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Have art instead, Larkin might have added, in this acrid ars poetica.
—Max Norman, ARTnews.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024
With a tougher stance on China expected from the incoming Trump administration, could the next trade war instead be focused around chips, which arguably have permeated every facet of our lives?
— CNBC’s Samantha Subin contributed to this report.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Another bystander who came to Penny's aid offered to hold Neely's arms down so Penny could let go of Neely's neck, but instead Penny kept tight hold even after Neely's body went limp, Yoran told jurors.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Have art instead, Larkin might have added, in this acrid ars poetica.
—Max Norman, ARTnews.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Instead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instead. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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