vs.

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. verse.

2. versus.

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v.s. ² American  

abbreviation

1. vide supra.

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V.S. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Veterinary Surgeon.

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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

In grade school, we’d play a game of tag called “Fidel vs. the Cubans.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Still, the most affecting part of “Big vs. Small” takes place in the frozen north, where it isn’t even midwinter and yet Ms. Nordblad is using a six-foot saw to cut out a “swimming pool.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

That’s not bad, and represents a 45% savings vs. a comparable gas-electric hybrid like the Hyundai Tucson or Toyota RAV4.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

For Kim, like Becker his colleague, the time to get a Gold Card vs. the time to get EB-1 and EB-2 visas is a sticking point.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

America was an ideal place for the dangerous game of spy vs. spy.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen