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optionally

ADVERB
unnecessarily
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That game allowed the player to optionally have their character be transgender, and featured a party member who came out as nonbinary during the course of the adventure.

From Slate Oct. 11, 2025

She added that although stand-alone diversity statements in hiring will “no longer be permitted,” faculty are still allowed to optionally share any “inclusive academic achievements in teaching, research, and service” during the academic review process.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 20, 2025

Cellular immunotherapy involves extracting immune cells from a patient's tumor, optionally engineering them to enhance their natural abilities to combat cancer and reintroducing them to the body after they've been expanded in culture.

From Science Daily May 7, 2024

WhatsApp also uses end-to-end encryption, as does Apple's iMessage system and optionally Facebook and Telegram.

From BBC Feb. 23, 2023

At this time the sounds Hin and others may be made, alternately or optionally, according to habit.

From The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana Translated From the Sanscrit in Seven Parts With Preface, Introduction and Concluding Remarks by Sir Richard Francis Burton




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