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Recent Examples of electively
The majority of women who freeze their eggs electively are White and well-resourced.
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Lesley Stahl,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
Where Your Insurance Likely Stands For most women freezing eggs electively, insurance won’t cover the procedure.
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Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
Pfizer and AstraZeneca recently agreed to lower the cost of prescription drugs for Medicaid after an executive order in May set a deadline for drugmakers to electively lower prices or face new limits on what the government will pay.
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Staff,
Twin Cities,
6 Nov. 2025
Both agreements, however, build on an executive order Trump signed in May that set a deadline for drugmakers to electively lower prices or face new limits on what the government will pay.
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Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
The agreement by Pfizfer builds on an executive order Trump signed in May setting a deadline for drugmakers to electively lower prices or face new limits on what the government will pay.
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Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
Lesley Stahl,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
Where Your Insurance Likely Stands For most women freezing eggs electively, insurance won’t cover the procedure.
—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
Pfizer and AstraZeneca recently agreed to lower the cost of prescription drugs for Medicaid after an executive order in May set a deadline for drugmakers to electively lower prices or face new limits on what the government will pay.
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Staff,
Twin Cities,
6 Nov. 2025
Both agreements, however, build on an executive order Trump signed in May that set a deadline for drugmakers to electively lower prices or face new limits on what the government will pay.
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Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
The agreement by Pfizfer builds on an executive order Trump signed in May setting a deadline for drugmakers to electively lower prices or face new limits on what the government will pay.
—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for electively
Adverb
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Taking the hassle out of feeding your family doesn't have to break the bank, either.
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Spain just had two great chances but failed to come through on either.
Adverb
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Avast’s Data Recovery scan starts by asking which disk to check and optionally accepts a filename or file type.
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The kitchen is nearby and is equipped with a sink, an induction cooktop, an oven, a fridge/freezer, and, optionally, a dishwasher.
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There is no television, dishwasher, or microwave, placing the focus instead on the surrounding landscape, and shared daily rituals of cabin life.
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Swift and Kelce did not have bridesmaids or groomsmen, instead opting for Swift's brother Austin Swift as her man of honor and Jason Kelce as the groom's best man.
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Squeezed into a latex bodysuit and donning cornrows, Madonna alternately wields a whip, is bound to a chair and poses with a Chihuahua — in matching latex.
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Over the course of the evening, things will be alternately tense, flirty, vulnerable and revelatory as surprisingly little food is eaten.
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While proper care and a regular cleaning schedule can help extend a mattress’s lifespan, there are some common everyday habits that can, alternatively, shorten it.
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Some also — or alternatively — include a steak knife set.
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“Electively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/electively. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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