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"but instead of using" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to contrast one action or idea with another. For example: "I wanted to buy a new dress, but instead of using my own money, I decided to ask my parents for help."
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But instead of using hindsight to idealise, we can use it to illuminate.
But instead of using paint to create the stars, Mr. López, 60, used straw appliqué.
But instead of using a joystick controller, Boeing decided to keep the wheel-and-column design.
But instead of using it to dry her tears, she held it up to her nose.
But instead of using a jury, they would let the designers themselves pick the winner.
But instead of using persuasion, Mr Bolton too often plays the bully.
But instead of using a wood fire, they draw on the coal-fired brick-oven tradition.
But instead of using the whole space, the company is splitting it with a CVS drugstore.
But instead of using this windfall to boost investment for longer-term prosperity, it was used for tax cuts.
"We make a soup or curry it – we make a biryani, but instead of using beef, we use reindeer".
But instead of using it as a backdrop, her first book, "Behind the Beautiful Forevers", makes the metaphor the story.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com