vis
1 Americannoun
plural
viresabbreviation
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visibility.
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visual.
abbreviation
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Viscount.
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Viscountess.
abbreviation
noun
Example Sentences
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A trio of cross-party lawmakers last month called for rules regulating such rentals to be tightened and for an end to the more favourable tax treatment such rentals receive vis a vis normal long-term rentals.
From Reuters • Jun. 9, 2023
“It’s unclear where Donald Trump is placing himself vis a vis that issue,” Mohler said.
From Washington Times • Jun. 7, 2023
His opening monologue took sharp aim at the race issue vis a vis the Globes and the HFPA.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2023
They do have a fiduciary duty here, vis a vis the Elon offer.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2022
The vis essentialis then came along, like an invisible hand, and molded the formation of this mass into a human form.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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