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alternate

[awl-ter-neyt, al-, awl-ter-nit, al-] / ˈɔl tərˌneɪt, ˈæl-, ˈɔl tər nɪt, ˈæl- /
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substitute
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Guests whose reservations were canceled were given false explanations such as plumbing or maintenance problems, or were sent to alternate rental locations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Analysts expect those countries to lean on alternate routes, and for their neighbors to follow suit.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

If you want to continue with your QCDs and your husband wants to switch to taxable RMDs to boost your savings, why not alternate?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Thousands of people missed important life events, including funerals and their own weddings, and were left scrambling to make alternate arrangements.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Its first owner had planned to study it with care, perhaps to write a refutation or a commentary, for it was bound with alternate blank pages on which notes could be made.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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