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Recent Examples of electively
Where Your Insurance Likely Stands For most women freezing eggs electively, insurance won’t cover the procedure.
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Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Adverb
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Live music and front-row ocean views don't hurt either.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 May 2026
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Do not let caution flatten your momentum, but do not gamble with your resources either.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2026
Adverb
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The 16-way adjustable sport seats are standard, while performance seats shelled in carbon fiber—presenting more aggressive thigh and shoulder bolsters—are optionally available.—
Bradley Iger,
Robb Report,
8 May 2026
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Built for autonomous and networked warfare One of the XM30’s defining features is its optionally manned capability.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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An entire mission directing six blasts against three Russian frontline targets in eastern Ukraine will involve no Ukrainian troops on the ground, the battle instead directed from gamer chairs, observed from reconnaissance drones above, run over dedicated livestreams.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The new method instead incorporates physiological feedback from the insect, enabling the technology to respond to its state in real time.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
Adverb
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Others point to the May 15 death of Billy Goat Tavern owner Sam Sianis, who alternately promoted and removed the Billy Goat Curse placed on the team by his uncle in 1945 before it allegedly was broken with the 2016 World Series win.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Credit to the animation, though — bright pops of artistry that alternately evoke Steven Universe and Rick and Morty.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
Adverb
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Or alternatively, too cold and critical.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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If air conditioning isn't an option, consider other ways to lower your bedroom's temperature or, alternatively, your body's temperature.—
Jennifer Klump,
Verywell Health,
18 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Electively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/electively. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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