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Rather
Rather adverb - By choice or preference.
Both words in one sentence
- Well, they stop actually being so sudden after you fought quite some, and that's exactly when you are rather surprised about one suddenly HARMLESS potentially harmful door.
Source: Suddenly Harmful Harmless Object -
Metcalf walks his treadmill (rather than around the neighborhood with his wife) because he must know exactly how far he's gone and exactly how long it took.
Source: Film / Arachnophobia - He doesn't exactly become a good guy, but instead a Chaotic Neutral that competes with Johnny rather than be a direct antagonist in later episodes.
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