alternately
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Willis was alternately a policeman and a naval officer.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
To release the captured CO2, the researchers alternately spray the protein beads with a mild acid and a mild base for roughly 10 minutes at room temperature.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 2026
The four women in one image are paired off—each smiles at the other with painted lips as their caps alternately tip left and right.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
The men on these new shows present tortured visions of modern masculinity and the alternately hilarious and horrifying ways things can go awry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
In her dealings with him she was very bossy and businesslike, treating him in much the same way she handled her kindergarten pupils; he responded in kind, alternately wheedling, affectionate, or sulky.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing alternately
Shake It Up: Alter
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Boy 2.0
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When Sea Becomes Sky
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