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alternately

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Recent Examples of alternately The Islamic Republic has alternately—or simultaneously—behaved like a cause and a rational nation. — Nate Swanson, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026 The $4 billion white steel, glass, and marble design by the Spanish Swiss architect Santiago Calatrava — alternately compared to a cathedral and a whale carcass — looks and feels like nothing else on the planet, much less a mall. — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 24 Aug. 2026 One of the most noticeable things about The Complete Carebrush is the long teeth that are alternately spaced, creating a scalp massage and helping hair to move through the brush without friction. — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to butter mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating just until combined after each addition. — Torie Cox, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for alternately

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Yust seeks a new trial or, alternatively, a new sentencing hearing.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
Witness the Cold War speculation in the 1950s that adding fluoride to drinking water was, alternatively, a Communist plot or a CIA mind-control experiment.

— Susan Page, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

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So when Billie and Issa get an actual offer for drinks with two firefighters who come to the house, Billie puts on a goofy British accent à la Issa and turns them down, choosing a quiet night at home with her friend instead.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
On September 6, 1901, a setting intended to showcase the thrill of a new century instead became the scene of a presidential assassination.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

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