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alternatively

[awl-tur-nuh-tiv-lee, al-] / ɔlˈtɜr nə tɪv li, æl- /
ADVERB
preferably
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Ford at the time forecast a $1.5 billion to $2 billion of one-time incremental costs to secure alternatively sourced aluminum “until the Novelis facility is operating at full throughput later this year.”

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The proposed Westside affordable housing project known as Venice Dell has seen it all: neighborhood uproar, lawsuits, clashing city directives to alternatively approve and deny.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Medroso alternatively played the roles of detective, crusader and plaintiff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

Or would she alternatively feel the moral weight of not having rescued him from his hate?

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2025

The man may be disguised as a woman, or, alternatively, he may actually be a woman.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie




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