{"id":11542,"date":"2022-11-02T00:05:34","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T07:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Instead of is a phrase that means\u00a0<strong>rather than or in place of<\/strong>. It is used to present an alternative or a substitute. Instead of is used to contrast two things. 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