But and Instead

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But

But adverb - And nothing more.
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Instead and but are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Instead" instead an adverb "But".

Instead

Instead adverb - In place of, or as an alternative to.
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But and instead are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "But" instead an adverb "Instead".

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