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
In its reporting, The Times used “residential structure” and “home” interchangeably.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025
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
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
Note that Acontius uses ‘invention’ and ‘discovery’ interchangeably.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
