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alternately

ADVERB
by turns
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The titles are given out alternately, in case two MPs wish to step down at the same time, and each new appointment replaces the previous one.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Except for Iran, of course, which he alternately bombs, demonizes and flatters.

From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026

To release the captured CO2, the researchers alternately spray the protein beads with a mild acid and a mild base for roughly 10 minutes at room temperature.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 2026

Created by the L.A.-based multimedia collective Everything Is Terrible, WoWoW is alternately described as a “cosmic entity” and a “cartoony, root vegetable floating alien god.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

At which point the hare stopped her stretching and proceeded to march back and forth, with her very long back feet alternately thrusting high in the air.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el


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