as in either
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of electively
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.
—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.
—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
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.
—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.
—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
-
For Roki Sasaki and the Los Angeles Dodgers, process and progression have been the priority this season — even when results didn’t show much of either.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
-
Ball's problems with the dress didn't start at the reception, either.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
Adverb
-
The 16-way adjustable sport seats are standard, while performance seats shelled in carbon fiber—presenting more aggressive thigh and shoulder bolsters—are optionally available.—
Bradley Iger,
Robb Report,
8 May 2026
-
Built for autonomous and networked warfare One of the XM30’s defining features is its optionally manned capability.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
Adverb
-
Headrick threw sinker after sinker, trying to get Soto to ground into a double play, but the Yankee-turned-Met drew a walk instead.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2026
-
The late Pope Francis famously stayed away from the big European centers of Christianity during his 12-year pontificate, preferring instead to visit small Catholic communities far from Rome.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
Adverb
-
As the lens follows Dua, often up close and from behind, this mode of expression proves alternately absorbing and alienating.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
13 May 2026
-
Like those albums, LP4 operates with its own sense of logic and time, sounding alternately playful and deadly serious, proudly complex and refreshingly pared back.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
4 May 2026
Adverb
-
It is alternatively referred to as social constructivism or social constructionism.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
12 May 2026
-
There's also a seating space for one that could alternatively make room for a washer/dryer.—
Adam Williams
May 03,
New Atlas,
3 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Electively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/electively. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
