as in alternately
in place of another option
We could go out for dinner or, alternatively, we could get takeout.
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alternately
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Verdier’s most notable innovation is the use of a canting keel as the support for one of the foils, with the other two contact points being a foil on the rudder and, alternately, the two lateral foils.—
Bill Springer,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025 -
Speaking at the Capitol Jess alternately texted on her cellphone and scanned a swarm of protesters who gathered across the Wisconsin State Capitol’s lawn.—
Bennet Goldstein,
jsonline.com,
4 July 2025
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“Alternatively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alternatively. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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