Openly
Rather
Rather adverb - By choice or preference.
Both words in one sentence
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Instead, he openly welcomed other people to contribute to the series, stating that he'd rather be the player this time.
Source: Video Game / Mother 4 -
Our Vampires Are Different: EQ2's vampires seem to be rather similar to dark elves, and there are groups of vampires living openly in the dark elf city of Neriak.
Source: Videogame / EverQuest II -
Vira-Lorr on the other hand openly displays her third eye and practically dares hunters to come after her, rather than hide what she is.
Source: Be Yourself
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