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
The term "white nationalist" is often used interchangeably with "white supremacist," but it has a specific meaning.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 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
These mean the same thing and can be used interchangeably.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.