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alternatively

[awl-tur-nuh-tiv-lee, al-] / ɔlˈtɜr nə tɪv li, æl- /
ADVERB
preferably
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Previously, corporations had the choice of paying California tax based on their share of sales in the state or, alternatively, a formula that factored more heavily their in-state payroll and property.

From The Wall Street Journal

Or, alternatively, did your mom share the news and then refuse to discuss it again?

From Washington Post

The warmth of that sound; the glorious blue-sky of it still warrants exclamation — like “oh my lord” but alternatively divine.

From New York Times

“Our main goal — to prevent global food crisis caused by Russian invasion. Still grains find a way to be delivered alternatively,” he wrote.

From Washington Times

"Our main goal — to prevent global food crisis caused by Russian invasion. Still grains find a way to be delivered alternatively," he added.

From Reuters