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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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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
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The president, alternatively, has faced falling approval ratings, with approval ratings for his handling of the economy falling to a new career low of 31% earlier this month, according to a CNN poll.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 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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With Snell set to go as many as five innings in what was expected to be his final minor league rehab start, the Dodgers elected to have the two-time Cy Young Award winner do the work on the Dodger Stadium mound instead and the rust was evident.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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Lee instead pivots to a 2023 bribery scandal that has nothing to do with the engineering, fire codes or testing protocols that govern these facilities.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
Adverb
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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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Participants alternately clenched their toes (rock), spread them apart (paper) and crossed the big toe over the others (scissors).—
Lindsey Leake,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Optionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optionally. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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