alternated

past tense of alternate
as in mixed
to place or do (different things) so that one follows the other in a repeated series To make the appetizer, you should alternate layers of tomatoes and cheese. The poem alternates fear and hope.

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Recent Examples of alternated Performances alternated between two stages—Marigold and Dandelion—without overlap, in theory giving all forty-five thousand attendees a shot at laying eyes and/or ears on every set. Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026 The Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series and Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special categories — which have alternated placement on the main telecast every year since 2009 — will now both be presented at the Creative Arts ceremony. Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2026 Over 38 days, a selection of adult male mice alternated days of feeding with days without access to food. Mike McRae 25, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026 Trump has alternated between threats and diplomatic overtures to get the job done, but the war is now approaching six months with no end in sight. Zac Anderson, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026 Watson and Sanders have alternated days working with the first-team offense during training camp after both received opportunities with the starters during the spring. Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Furious riding was alternated with brief, puffing interludes of listening. Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026 While Queen Romana projected the image of a supreme ruler who alternated between benevolence and tyranny, Didulo the person was all too human. Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026 All married slap bass to thrash guitar, but if most of their cohort alternated rapping and belting on the vocal front, Primus trotted out Claypool as more of a hyperliterate carnival barker. Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026
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  • The Jayhawks mixed their straight rushes with blitzes for their fast, experienced defense.
    PJ Green September 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026
  • However, Marks does offer GHK-Cu both as a serum and cream and occasionally as an injection, usually mixed with other peptides aimed at tissue repair and inflammation.
    Will Stone, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026
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  • That pair, combined with the wider structure and personnel around them, ensure Leeds do not collapse when home sides like Brighton, predictably, lay it on thick.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Millions of dollars invested, millions tracked In Broward, Florida’s second most-populous county, law enforcement agencies have spent over $3 million combined to build their surveillance networks.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
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  • Such attempts to touch on the highly personal connections people have to Oasis’s music feel clumsy and forced, especially when juxtaposed with the brothers’ rather anonymous comments.
    Elena Lazic, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Wilson’s whispering, Kermit-ish cadence juxtaposed with Heems’s audacious bars shorthands the borough’s rejection of one-size-fits-all characterization as one of the most diverse urban centers in the world.
    Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
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  • By Childs’s count, Tuesday’s release patches 972 vulnerabilities, and 997 when counting the porting of fixes for the Chromium browser incorporated into Edge.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
  • And the younger-skewed Phineas Cole collection that had been a focus of the prior team will also be discontinued, although some of the hallmarks of that brand will be incorporated into the core collection.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
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  • Alice’s revelation is interspersed with her conversation with Catherine.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Wails and moans of grief interspersed the chanting, until the small coffin was lowered into the grave.
    Victoria Davies, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026

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“Alternated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alternated. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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