alternate
Example Sentences
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Rather than completing division in a single cycle, the cell achieves it step by step through alternating physical states of the cytoplasm.
From Science Daily
They’re porous defensively and have a boring, predictable offense largely consisting of alternating one-on-one isolations between their “Big Three” most every trip down the court.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s a nearly perfect pattern of alternating shapes, where metal atoms hold longer carbon-based molecules in place in a sort of lattice.
That means Artemis 3, which was meant to send astronauts to the Moon's surface, will now have the alternate goal of "rendezvous in low-Earth orbit" of at least one lunar lander.
From Barron's
One alternate juror wept openly during the testimony in Los Angeles County Superior Court, wiping her tears on her sweater.
From Los Angeles Times
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