conflicting
adjective
describes two or more things that cannot all be right or cannot all happen at the same time
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Opposite and in the opposite way
conversely
adverb
used for introducing a sentence, or part of a sentence, which says something that is the opposite of the other part
as opposed to
used for referring to something that is very different from what you have just mentioned
to the contrary
making you think that the opposite may be true
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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