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An experiment in culinary nostalgia Hundreds of Angelenos alternately mourned and feasted when the Original Pantry Cafe closed in March after 101 years.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
Mel Stuart's alternately haunting, awe-inspiring, and flat-out hilarious adaptation of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory helped to inspire a whole candy company.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 10 May 2025
Guitarist Johnstone was alternately audible and indistinct.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2025
With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with sour cream mixture, beating until combined.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 May 2025
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
Mel Stuart's alternately haunting, awe-inspiring, and flat-out hilarious adaptation of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory helped to inspire a whole candy company.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 10 May 2025
Guitarist Johnstone was alternately audible and indistinct.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2025
With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with sour cream mixture, beating until combined.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alternately
instead
Adverb
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Focus your energy instead on compromise and long-term peace with the right people.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 June 2025
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And the state instead just decided to attack his credibility.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2025
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“Alternately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alternately. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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