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alternately

ADVERB
by turns
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Flippases such as MurJ move molecules by alternately exposing them to each side of the membrane without forming a permanent opening.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

Before the Punic Wars, Carthage alternately supported and clashed with the Sicilian city of Syracuse, ruled by the tyrant-king Agathocles from 317 B.C. to 289 B.C.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

The way “asses.masses” shifted tones and tenor recalled a game such as “Kentucky Route Zero,” another serialized and alternately realistic and fanciful game with political overtones.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Those “you’s” are alternately or simultaneously specific and universal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Blacks had been alternately asking for and demanding such a body for more than a year.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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