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Long relegated to dining rooms and underutilized walls, these storage cabinets (alternately referred to as credenzas or buffet tables) are having a moment.
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Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 4 Apr. 2025
Dills described her father as an alternately absent and abusive figure in her life.
—Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Had my own middle graders come in from the other room, they would have been alternately horrified, scandalized, and bored.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
Shiny Pokémon are extremely rare alternately colored Pokémon that have been a mainstay in the video game series since the release of Pokémon Gold and Silver, and have made multiple appearances in the physical Pokémon TCG throughout the years.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
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Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 4 Apr. 2025
Dills described her father as an alternately absent and abusive figure in her life.
—Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Had my own middle graders come in from the other room, they would have been alternately horrified, scandalized, and bored.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
Shiny Pokémon are extremely rare alternately colored Pokémon that have been a mainstay in the video game series since the release of Pokémon Gold and Silver, and have made multiple appearances in the physical Pokémon TCG throughout the years.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
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Later in the series, Lorelai and Sookie buy the Dragonfly Inn, and Michel also makes the jump to work there instead.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office did not deny the veracity of the article, instead asserting that Israel’s actions have delayed Iran’s nuclear program.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Alternately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alternately. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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