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Rather

/rˈæðər/
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(adv) Used to specify a choice or preference; preferably, in preference to. (Now usually followed by than)

That is rather unexpected.
More people get into trouble for things they say rather than for what they do.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She would ____ spend the evening reading than go to a party where she knew no one.

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