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1. although: in spite of the fact that
 Though she served as president of the student government in her senior year, she was attracted to journalism rather than politics.
He didn't receive any special treatment, even though he is a close friend of the chairman.
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2. and yet: used to introduce added information that restricts the applicability of a previous statement
The weather has improved a lot, though it still doesn't feel like spring.
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1. despite being: used as a link between words, phrases, or clauses, that usually makes one of them function as an admission that partially contradicts the other
Progress, though steady, has been very slow.
Small though it is, the device produces enormous quantities of heat.
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2. however: used in or following a statement that restricts the applicability of the statement that preceded it
So they got married. That, though, was not the end of the story.
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