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alternate

[awl-ter-neyt, al-, awl-ter-nit, al-] / ˈɔl tərˌneɪt, ˈæl-, ˈɔl tər nɪt, ˈæl- /
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substitute
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Alternate supplies of fuel that would normally be able to replace those volumes are also severely limited.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Alternate spots every year, but always do it at the beginning of every year, when the teams are at full strength and the results are essentially harmless.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2025

Alternate universes always come with a catch, and some of this show’s Very Online viewership figured out Earth X’s fatal flaw early in the season.

From Salon • Oct. 2, 2025

Appeared in the September 24, 2025, print edition as 'An Alternate Public-Health Universe Emerges'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 24, 2025

Alternate colors for each row and place the scales in a brick pattern.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry




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