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Recent Examples of electively
Pfizer and AstraZeneca recently agreed to lower the cost of prescription drugs for Medicaid after an executive order in May set a deadline for drugmakers to electively lower prices or face new limits on what the government will pay.
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Staff, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2025
Both agreements, however, build on an executive order Trump signed in May that set a deadline for drugmakers to electively lower prices or face new limits on what the government will pay.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
The agreement by Pfizfer builds on an executive order Trump signed in May setting a deadline for drugmakers to electively lower prices or face new limits on what the government will pay.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Staff, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2025
Both agreements, however, build on an executive order Trump signed in May that set a deadline for drugmakers to electively lower prices or face new limits on what the government will pay.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
The agreement by Pfizfer builds on an executive order Trump signed in May setting a deadline for drugmakers to electively lower prices or face new limits on what the government will pay.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for electively
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While not every developer provides the exact number of acres of prime farmland that its project will cover, the 11 solar farms that are either approved or proposed in Carroll would cover at least 96 acres of prime farmland altogether.—
Lily Carey,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Jan. 2026
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The actress isn’t the only star who loves Gianvito Rossi, either.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
13 Jan. 2026
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This particular build features a solid left sidewall, but Expandable does offer a second glass sidewall optionally, promising even more light and indoor/outdoor connection.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Dec. 2025
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Further, the advanced version of the jet could also be optionally manned.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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If black isn’t to your liking, choose cobalt blue, deep burgundy, or chocolate brown instead.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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John FitzGerald, who, per sources was at one time in line for Ways and Means chair, will instead continue as Public Health, Homelessness and Recovery chair.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The people in the plaza alternately booed and clapped, unsure whether to welcome the détente.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
15 Jan. 2026
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So in this alternately exhausting and intriguing episodic trek the real focus is keeping the family unit together.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Hsu and Staton rejected that argument, pointing to media coverage that showed both sides alternatively framing the initiative as a way for Democrats to take control of the House, or for Republicans to maintain their slim congressional majority.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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Doing so — or, alternatively, proving that the equations never blow up — would come with a $1 million reward.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Electively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/electively. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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