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instead of

rather than

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Real sentences native speakers said

Say yes to things that come your way instead of finding reasons to say no.

But I'm going to go back there because they have actual cooked food that's warmed up that I might just have for dinner instead of going out.

You guys made it so much more fun to do this instead of doing it completely by myself.

I have been getting like half vanilla sweetener instead of a full vanilla.

Instead of that place, Fit, I decided to go to Chelsea.

Anyways, I decided this year instead of doing a physical board, I wanted to do one on my laptop because I wanted to make it my wallpaper.

Instead of reading today, I decided to bring my journal.

And instead of escalating it, I just took a little break, started writing down all my feelings.

And instead of being an actual argument, it ended up just being like a really healthy, productive conversation.

So right now, Essential for Women 18 plus is going for $19.80 instead of $33 for their New Year's sale.