alternately
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The author and the composer-pianist would go on to spend nine years together, alternately traveling around Europe and rejuvenating themselves at Sand’s beloved Nohant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Except for Iran, of course, which he alternately bombs, demonizes and flatters.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
Young describes his childhood mostly from the perspective of a boy — alternately bewildered, hurting, depressed and “mad all the time.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Willis was alternately a policeman and a naval officer.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
There was a large expanse to the left of the school which was used alternately as a baseball diamond or a basketball court.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
Vocabulary lists containing alternately
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