in lieu of

1. see instead of.

Example Sentences

Direct-primary-care providers charge patients a monthly, quarterly or annual fee in lieu of insurance billing for unlimited visits and clinical and laboratory services, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians.

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In lieu of heavy cream, I added a few tablespoons of butter along with the milk.

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Last month, the nonprofit Society for Ethics in Egg Donation and Surrogacy, which functions as a kind of industry best-practices group in lieu of regulation, passed new guidelines for escrow accounts, although they have no binding power.

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Her favorite recipe, however, is an Easy Rasmalai Ice Cream, which uses store-bought ricotta in lieu of homemade rasmalai, an Indian dessert of soft cheese immersed in a sweet-spiced milk: “I just had this random epiphany one day, saying, ‘I love Rasmalai, but how do I bring that to ice cream form without having to make the paneer and go through that process?’”

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Separately, a private- and alternatives-capital markets group will focus on arranging private loans in lieu of public bond issuance for companies looking to raise debt.

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Related Words

• sooner 
• willingly