as in alternately
in place of another option
We could go out for dinner or, alternatively, we could get takeout.
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alternately
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Benicio del Toro, alternately glowering and glib, stars as Anatole (Zsa-zsa) Korda, an Onassis-like figure of uninhibited ruthlessness.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
29 May 2025 -
Stir flour mixture into butter mixture, alternately with sour cream mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture, until batter is just combined.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
28 May 2025
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“Alternatively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alternatively. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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