alternate
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El Niño and La Niña often alternate, but sometimes we can have two of the same event back to back.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Thompson also will host an alternate telecast geared for horseplayers from 1-4:30 on FS1.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The song’s Korean refrain and damning alternate title?
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
Regeneron subsequently asked to switch to an alternate third-party manufacturer.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
“Mom’s next sentence is ‘We all came from an alternate world, and I had to go back,’” she announced.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Vocabulary lists containing alternate
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