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alternatively

[awl-tur-nuh-tiv-lee, al-] / ɔlˈtɜr nə tɪv li, æl- /
ADVERB
preferably
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Kemp and Ranganathan then had the opportunity to dig up some gold graves which would add to the prize pot, or alternatively dig up and free their fellow players.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Creators can alternatively accumulate 8,000 hours of watch time over a year, up from 4,000 today.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Or, alternatively, importers register arriving tankers as empty or near-empty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

“The settlor can alternatively amend the trust via any method that shows his or her intent to do so by clear and convincing evidence,” McLane Middleton says.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

The man may be disguised as a woman, or, alternatively, he may actually be a woman.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie


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