as in mixed
to place or do (different things) so that one follows the other in a repeated series
To make the appetizer, you should alternate layers of tomatoes and cheese. The poem alternates fear and hope.
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Recent Examples of alternated
Venezuela’s interim leader, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, has alternated between taking a conciliatory approach towards Washington and striking a defiant tone.
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Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Stocks alternated between gains and losses on Friday, the first trading day of the new year, though the S & P 500 eventually closed higher .
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
To counter signal loss caused by steady-state effects at such short repetition times, the team alternated positive and negative offset frequency excitations, preserving image quality.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
Iceland’s geothermal hot springs and Finland’s sweat bathing culture hint at ancestral warmth, but there’s no hard evidence that Vikings intentionally alternated hot and cold exposure for recovery.
—Marisa McMillan, Outside, 29 Dec. 2025
The Vikings have alternated between making and missing the playoffs in four seasons under coach Kevin O'Connell, and their next chance to get into the postseason will be in 2026.
—CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
The work boot moment followed a year of varied footwear for Kelce, who has alternated between dress shoes, sneakers and heavy boots during public appearances.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 15 Dec. 2025
After campaigning last year on promises to tame inflation, Trump has in recent weeks alternated between dismissing affordability problems as a hoax, blaming President Joe Biden for them, and promising his economic policies will benefit Americans next year.
—Julia Harte, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Detroit has alternated wins and losses over the last six weeks after a 4-1 start.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alternated
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And the base has vanilla bean absolute from Madagascar, mixed with benzoin resinoid and cistus absolute.—
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This solid resin, used to embalm the dead and as a painkiller (mixed with wine), poignantly foreshadowed Jesus' sacrificial destiny.—
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Tyrese Maxey had 29 points and three steals, Joel Embiid added 22 points and nine rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Orlando Magic 103-91 on Friday night in a game in which the teams combined to make 8 of 57 3-point shots.—
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Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating after each addition until just combined.—
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This season, the skinny jean has come storming back, buoyed in part by Michael Rider’s debut at Celine, where razor-slim pairs were juxtaposed by oversized blazers.—
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Former friends of the couple describe Chenier as likable and quiet, certainly when juxtaposed with her husband—a dinner guest who didn’t quite get the point of other people talking.—
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Globes host Nikki Glaser also incorporated them into her joke set.—
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In addition to acting, Davis was also a musician, which was incorporated into his character on the show.—
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Patches of sawgrass and cattails are interspersed among the shrubby bayhead willows.—
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World Cup qualifying matches will be interspersed throughout the year.—
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“Alternated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alternated. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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