alternative
Example Sentences
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Developing entirely new mines can take decades, making alternative domestic sources especially attractive.
From Science Daily
As a result, interest in alternative treatments is widespread.
From Science Daily
Industrial buyers of the antimicrobial and highly conductive metal are competing with investors around the world, many of whom would have bought gold in the past but are now turning to a cheaper alternative.
When backed by cost-effective storage batteries, those alternative energies now provide the quickest, most affordable means to expand electrical infrastructure in developed and developing nations.
From Salon
“The alternative—members becoming gravely ill due to lack of medication—is far more harmful to patients and costly to the health system,” a company spokesman said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
