interchangeably

Example Sentences

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“Mattering instinct” is used interchangeably with “longing to matter,” but they are different: An instinct is innate, but a longing and its value are culturally determined.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

She denied the couple were "hiding behind pseudonyms" and said their friends use "Sal and Tim interchangeably with Ray and Moth".

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025

It also says that “some use the term exclusively, while others may use it interchangeably with terms like genderqueer, genderfluid, gender non-conforming, gender diverse, or gender expansive.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

She immediately saw that part of the challenge was figuring out how to define it, since people have a tendency to use “niceness” interchangeably with other terms like “kindness” and “politeness.”

From Slate • Dec. 1, 2023

Although people often use the terms “World Wide Web” and “Internet” interchangeably, they are not the same.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman