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    Alternatives

    • Or else

    • Rather than

    Categorization

    • Especially

    • Except for

    • While

    Choices

    • Instead of

    • Whether

    Clarification

    • Such as

    Comparisons

    • As … as

    • By far

    • More and More

    • Even as

    • Even though

    Descriptions

    • According to

    • At least

    • At least

    • Either

    • Not only…but

    • Supposed to

    • Used to

    • Used to

    • Used to

    Logic

    • Although

    • As a result

    • As long as

    • Based on

    • Depending on

    • Despite

    • Due to

    • Each other

    • Even if

    Probabilities

    • In case

    Quantities

    • Barely

    • Barely any

    • Every

    • Just barely

    Time

    • About to

    • As of

    • As soon as

    • At a time

    • By

    • By now

    • By the time

    • Meanwhile

    • Once

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    • In the meantime


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    Alternatives

    • Rather than

    • Then again

    Categorization

    • Among other (examples)

    • Among

    • By the (quantities)

    Choices

    • Substitute X for Y

    Clarification

    • Any one

    • Even

    Comparisons

    • Among the + superlative

    • As much X as Y

    • Still (comparative)

    • Just as

    • Likewise

    • Neither…Nor

    • One of the

    • Ordinals

    • So + to be

    Descriptions

    • According to

    • All but

    • Always

    • Anything but

    • As if

    • Both

    • By

    • Even

    • From X to Y

    Emphasis

    • As a

    • Do

    • Ever (emphasis)

    • Far from

    • Much less

    • Not exactly

    • Not only that…

    • Not to mention

    • Still

    Exceptions

    • At least

    • But for

    Intentions

    • Out of

    Locations

    • Elsewhere

    • Within (distance)

    Logic

    • As…so

    • Besides

    • Given

    • If ever

    • If not for

    • May

    • Neither

    • No matter

    • One another

    Probabilities

    • As likely

    • If not

    • May yet

    • Whatever the

    Quantities

    • A + period

    • Almost

    • At most

    • By

    • In & Numbers

    • Just + preposition

    • Not even

    • Of the

    • Only

    Time

    • Ahead of

    • Almost since

    • As late (early) as

    • As recently as

    • Before ever

    • By

    • By the time…

    • For as long as

    • Just as

    Tips & Tricks

    • Do so

    • Keep + -ing

    • Neither

    • No doubt

    • Those who

    • What’s more

    • Whoever


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    Alternatives

    • On the one hand

    • Welcome to

    Categorization

    • Roughly

    • Such a

    Choices

    • In exchange

    • In favor of

    Clarification

    • Do / did

    • For Instance

    • I should say

    • In and of itself

    • In fact (related information)

    • In other words

    • Meaning

    • Which is to say

    • Who (more information)

    Comparisons

    • Alongside

    • As best one can

    • Behind (rankings)

    • Compared to

    • Contrary to

    • Describing sizes

    • Far and away

    • Far + comparative

    • More so

    Descriptions

    • I’m afraid

    • All of which

    • Alone

    • Altogether

    • Amid

    • At first

    • Back and forth

    • But regardless

    • Consist of

    Emphasis

    • Absolute

    • Absolutely no

    • After all

    • All the more

    • And then

    • And yes

    • Apparently

    • Believe it or not

    • Certainly

    Exceptions

    • Apart from

    • Aside from

    • Barring

    • For once

    • More or less

    • That is (exception)

    Intentions

    • May as well

    Locations

    • Across

    • All the way

    • Beneath

    • Bound

    • ‘-Most (suffix)

    • To the (direction)

    • Very

    • Within (area)

    Logic

    • Arguably

    • Argue that

    • Assuming

    • At the same time

    • Consecutive

    • Despite having

    • If only because

    • Instead

    • It turns out

    Probabilities

    • At risk of

    • Chances are

    • Far from it

    • In for

    • Likely

    • Potentially

    • Promises to

    Quantities

    • A number of

    • A single

    • An average of

    • An estimated

    • Approaching (number)

    • Down to

    • Fraction + the

    • Half and half

    • In favor & against

    Suggestions

    • Consider this

    • What about

    • Why not?

    Time

    • Afterward

    • Ahead of time

    • At the time

    • Come

    • Earlier / later

    • Early, late in

    • Early on

    • Eventually

    • For almost

    Tips & Tricks

    • Alike

    • Among others

    • As such

    • But wait

    • Contend that

    • Ever

    • For once

    • Guarantee that

    • Happen to be


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