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despite vs in spite of

despite

Definitions

noun

  1. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  2. contemptuous disregard

Examples

A few minutes with the heron book cleared up the mystery; they were tricolored herons, the first I had ever seen.10 By the end of the month American goldfinches were shooting around like tossed gold pieces despite another cold spell.

Sadly, none of a myriad of ingenious contraptions, despite inventors' claims, puts forth more energy than it absorbs.

Despite the lateness of the hour Annabel gathered her skirts and prepared to take a solitary ramble in the garden.

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