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Recent Examples of optionally
Holes can be cut in the fabric to insert garden plants, and optionally the fabric can be covered with mulch to hide it.
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David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 15 Feb. 2026
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, 17 Dec. 2025
Further, the advanced version of the jet could also be optionally manned.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
This car showed up on Michelin Pilot Sport 4S summer tires, but super-sticky Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2R track tires are also optionally available.
—Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2025
David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 15 Feb. 2026
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, 17 Dec. 2025
Further, the advanced version of the jet could also be optionally manned.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
This car showed up on Michelin Pilot Sport 4S summer tires, but super-sticky Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2R track tires are also optionally available.
—Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for optionally
Adverb
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Councilmembers Cesar Zepeda and Jamelia Brown alternatively said the issue could not wait, both pointing to the case of the trafficked girl.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Manic episodes are described as prolonged periods of mood instability, in which a person can experience extreme increases in energy or euphoria, or alternatively, feel depressed or unusually irritable.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The couple might not be done having kids, either.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
9 Mar. 2026
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Audiences didn’t respond to it either, saddling it with a C+ CinemaScore, though the Audience Popcornmeter at Rotten Tomatoes was a bit more generous than the critics, a 73 percent versus the Tomatometer score of 59 percent.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
9 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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That might come as news to DiZoglio, who has roasted Campbell for not taking her side and siding with the Legislature instead.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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Perhaps sensing this wariness, the creators of some of the more politically compelling movies and TV shows of the past year have instead explored how being alive feels during a tumultuous period.—
Jake Pitre,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The whimsical design features black horses with manes and tails that are alternately red and pink.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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As the whole business dragged on, the atmosphere started to seem less like a game show and more like the late-night Jerry Lewis telethons of the 1970s, in which a tired but pumped Lewis alternately griped at the audience, broke into maudlin emotion, or jumped up to welcome a new guest.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Optionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optionally. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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