alternately
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Except for Iran, of course, which he alternately bombs, demonizes and flatters.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
The building alternately puckers and swells, like the indolent flexing of a muscle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Willis was alternately a policeman and a naval officer.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Over the course of the evening, things will be alternately tense, flirty, vulnerable and revelatory as surprisingly little food is eaten.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
There seemed to be no hour of daylight when she was not marching to and fro between the washtub and the line, alternately gagging herself with clothes pegs and breaking forth into lusty song.
From "1984" by George Orwell
Vocabulary lists containing alternately
Shake It Up: Alter
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