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Trump on Monday demanded that COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers prove that their shots have been effective, adding to his long string of comments alternately praising − and doubting the effectiveness of − the potentially life-saving medication.
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Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The interview is alternately boring and compelling, offering a glimpse into an insular world of privilege and entitlement.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2025
Faced with punishment from school administrators, Westman appeared alternately nervous and nonchalant, the former employee said.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2025
Especially because there’s no bullpen help poking its way through an alternately promising and threatening baseball sky for the Mets.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The interview is alternately boring and compelling, offering a glimpse into an insular world of privilege and entitlement.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2025
Faced with punishment from school administrators, Westman appeared alternately nervous and nonchalant, the former employee said.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2025
Especially because there’s no bullpen help poking its way through an alternately promising and threatening baseball sky for the Mets.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alternately
Adverb
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Are alternatively escapist or educational, depending on the club’s goals.—
Linda-Marie Barrett
September 10,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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The situation changes as firms transition from traditional management to the value creating mode, or alternatively, regress backwards.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Petro has scaled back efforts to target drug supply, instead trying to solve the issue through social programs.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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Skip the sheep-counting and cup of chamomile, and luxuriate in the sleep-inducing blend of calming lavender oil, soothing balsam resin, moisturizing sweet almond oil, and relaxing magnesium salt flakes instead.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Alternately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alternately. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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