alternate
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Then, add the dry ingredients, making sure to alternate with milk until everything is mixed.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
During that time, I alternate between watching whatever the nurses have put on the TV that day and scrolling my phone.
From Slate • May 9, 2026
In some cases, researchers alternate between real respondents and simulated ones, though real people are still used to validate findings.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Airlines are scrambling to find alternate sources of jet fuel, but supply chains are set up long in advance, he said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
In rapid succession he had been defeated for homeroom president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, sergeant at arms, homeroom representative to the Student Council, and homeroom alternate.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Vocabulary lists containing alternate
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