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vs.

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. verse.

  2. versus.


v.s. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. vide supra.


V.S. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Veterinary Surgeon.


VS 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Veterinary Surgeon

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v.s. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. vide supra See vide

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vs 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. versus

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Example Sentences

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You can afford to focus on your actual expenses and vision for retirement than your Roth vs. traditional balance.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

A mum awarded more than £35,000 in compensation after being sacked from a bar claims she has "not received a penny" almost six months after her "David vs. Goliath" tribunal ruling.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The race between Graham Platner and Janet Mills was billed as the showdown of the Democratic primary season: Oysterman vs. governor.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

“There’s no excuse for how I handled the end of the game vs. South Carolina. It’s unlike what I do and what our standard is here at Connecticut,” Auriemma wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

From there, it’s a matter of counting, hearing and feeling how the strong vs. weak beats are grouped to create a meter.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin