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Recent Examples of optionally
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.
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Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 8 May 2026
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
The exterior is finished in wood, and it can optionally be paired with a deck to extend living space.
—Adam Williams
march 26, New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2026
To view a live stream from either camera, tap the play arrow on its video panel (then optionally turn your phone sideways to enter full-screen mode).
—John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
Many Americans falsely conflate Sikh turbans, which are religious garments worn by men to protect their uncut hair and considered mandatory for everyday wear, with turbans worn by Muslims optionally and largely for cultural reasons.
—Susie Neilson, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2026
Holes can be cut in the fabric to insert garden plants, and optionally the fabric can be covered with mulch to hide it.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 15 Feb. 2026
Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 8 May 2026
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
The exterior is finished in wood, and it can optionally be paired with a deck to extend living space.
—Adam Williams
march 26, New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2026
To view a live stream from either camera, tap the play arrow on its video panel (then optionally turn your phone sideways to enter full-screen mode).
—John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
Many Americans falsely conflate Sikh turbans, which are religious garments worn by men to protect their uncut hair and considered mandatory for everyday wear, with turbans worn by Muslims optionally and largely for cultural reasons.
—Susie Neilson, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2026
Holes can be cut in the fabric to insert garden plants, and optionally the fabric can be covered with mulch to hide it.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 15 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for optionally
Adverb
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It is alternatively referred to as social constructivism or social constructionism.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
12 May 2026
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There's also a seating space for one that could alternatively make room for a washer/dryer.—
Adam Williams
May 03,
New Atlas,
3 May 2026
Adverb
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Playing time this year was far from a guarantee, either.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2026
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Ride apps don’t function either.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
Adverb
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Headrick threw sinker after sinker, trying to get Soto to ground into a double play, but the Yankee-turned-Met drew a walk instead.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2026
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The late Pope Francis famously stayed away from the big European centers of Christianity during his 12-year pontificate, preferring instead to visit small Catholic communities far from Rome.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
Adverb
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As the lens follows Dua, often up close and from behind, this mode of expression proves alternately absorbing and alienating.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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Like those albums, LP4 operates with its own sense of logic and time, sounding alternately playful and deadly serious, proudly complex and refreshingly pared back.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
4 May 2026
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“Optionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optionally. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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