whereas
Americanconjunction
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while on the contrary.
One arrived promptly, whereas the others hung back.
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it being the case that, or considering that (used especially in formal preambles).
noun
plural
whereasesconjunction
Etymology
Origin of whereas
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English wheras; equivalent to where + as 1
Example Sentences
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Whereas whenever I came here, they studied my throw, everything and it was like, ‘Here, we think these drills are going to help you,’ and we just kind of took off in our first year of being here.”
From Los Angeles Times
"One of the decisive criteria for classifying the material as a tektite was its very low water content, as measured by infrared spectroscopy: between 71 and 107 ppm. For comparison, volcanic glasses, such as obsidian, usually contain from 700 ppm to 2% water, whereas tektites are notoriously much drier," Crósta points out.
From Science Daily
I don't know where he had that idea from, but he was very much like, 'keep going, follow your dreams' kind of thing, whereas I was a bit more pragmatic, I'd say.
From BBC
And because of L.A.’s moderate climate, the ones here stay the way they are; whereas if you get 18 feet of winter snow, you tend to wear down the diner floor, seats, everything.
From Los Angeles Times
"These engines are very efficient when only small temperature differences exist, whereas other types of engines work better with larger temperature differences and can produce more power," Munday said.
From Science Daily
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