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as opposed to(adverb, preposition, rather)
4
before(adverb, rather)
4
more willingly than(adverb, rather)
4
sooner than(adverb, rather)
3
alternatively(adverb, rather)
3
as contrasted with(adverb, rather)
3
in lieu of(adverb, rather)
3
instead of(adverb, preposition, rather)
2
in place of(adverb, rather)
2
instead(adverb, rather)
2
preferably(adverb, rather)
1
as a choice(expression, idiom, either, conversely, preferentially)
1
as a substitute(expression, idiom, either, conversely, preferentially)
1
as an alternative(expression, idiom, either, conversely, preferentially)
1
by choice(adverb, rather)
1
faute de mieux(adverb, rather)
1
first(adverb, rather)
1
for
1
in lieu(adverb, rather)
1
in other words(expression, idiom, either, conversely, preferentially)
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