Synonyms for alternately
al·ter·nate·ly

Princeton's WordNet

1. alternatelyadverb

   in an alternating sequence or position

   "They were deglycerolized by alternately centrifuging and mixing"; "he planted fir and pine trees alternately"

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1. John Travolta:

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2. Bob Menendez:

   First of all, it's not been explained, and secondly, it's going to create rate shock, so we believe that it should be alternately suspended for now, we don't know the methodology they employ ; we don't know the conclusions they came up to.