alternate
Example Sentences
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The “House of Ashur” alternate timeline shows Ashur’s formerly enslaved Syrian having won his freedom and the patronage of Marcus Licinius Crassus, one of the triumvirate of generals uneasily sharing power.
From Salon
Faced with such objections, the municipality has been forced to review the plans and take a closer look at alternate locations for the above-ground part of the mine.
From Barron's
“There are alternate cuts that they can make that would allow for that.”
From Los Angeles Times
The Panthers have alternated wins and losses for the past eight weeks, and if the pattern holds this should be a win.
From Los Angeles Times
The report was eagerly anticipated after economists for months had to rely mostly on backward-looking government indicators and alternate data from the private sector.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
