versus

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Recent Examples of versus The people who have lost everything probably aren't thinking about red versus blue politics right now. Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025 The warehouse giant's sales rose 7.5% in its most recent quarter versus the year-earlier period, while net income jumped 13% from a year earlier. CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025 Nurse has played 139 solo minutes versus elites and Kulak 136 minutes against top opposition while away from Nurse. Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025 The disparity between its 76% critical score on Rotten Tomatoes versus its 30% audience response paints an interesting picture, especially as the film has become an unavoidable point of derision online. Lucy Ford, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for versus 

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“Versus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/versus. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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