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alternately

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Recent Examples of alternately The fun part of this recipe is poking holes in the cake and then spooning in the blueberry and strawberry fillings alternately to create the red, white, and blue effect. — Brennan Long, Southern Living, 3 July 2026 Over the course of the evening, things will be alternately tense, flirty, vulnerable and revelatory as surprisingly little food is eaten. — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026 After a long line of speakers alternately applauded or slammed the McLean senior living complex’s bid to build 40 more homes, the zoning board in Simsbury continued its hearing until next month. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026 As with any outdoor activity in New Mexico, prepare for a harsh sun, alternately scorching heat or freezing cold depending on the season–this is desert–and potential dehydration. — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for alternately

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Might that be because this particular partner would include politicians prone to grandstanding — or, alternatively, focused more on mundane issues such as schools and crime than on horse racing?

— Stephen J. K. Walters, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2026
Or, alternatively, importers register arriving tankers as empty or near-empty.

— Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

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Parents are naming guardians for their children in case they are detained or deported, while others have stopped working, shopping or even leaving home, relying instead on neighbors and churches.

— Maria Santana, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Douglass opted not to race the individual 100, instead swimming the 100 breaststroke Thursday.

— Peter Baugh, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

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