alternate
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The brothers of Jeanie Buss worked in the front office, with Joey serving as alternate governor, vice president of research and development and the chief executive of the G League team.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
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
Nothing came of these theories, but the intelligence firms also entertained an alternate hypothesis: What if the alleged victim didn’t have a nefarious agenda but was being manipulated by someone who did?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
“From a totally other dimension—or alternate world, or whatever it’s called? No.”
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Vocabulary lists containing alternate
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