alternate

Example Sentences

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The force asked people to avoid the area and seek alternate routes.

From BBC

When triggered, air-traffic controllers are supposed to direct aircraft out of and away from affected areas, provide alternate routes or have planes hold positions in the air.

From The Wall Street Journal

The “House of Ashur” alternate timeline shows Ashur’s formerly enslaved Syrian having won his freedom and the patronage of Marcus Licinius Crassus, one of the triumvirate of generals uneasily sharing power.

From Salon

Faced with such objections, the municipality has been forced to review the plans and take a closer look at alternate locations for the above-ground part of the mine.

From Barron's

“There are alternate cuts that they can make that would allow for that.”

From Los Angeles Times