6
alternatively(adverb, first, rather, willingly, sooner)
6
rather(adverb, sooner, instead, preferably, alternatively)
5
by turns(expression, idiom, adverb, regularity of recurrence periodicity, interchangeably)
5
in turn(expression, idiom, regularity of recurrence periodicity)
3
off and on(verb, expression, idiom, adverb, phrasal verb)
3
back and forth(expression, idiom, variably)
3
round and round(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, regularity of recurrence periodicity)
2
every other day(expression, idiom, regularity of recurrence periodicity)
2
however
2
in lieu(expression, adverb, rather, instead, alternatively)
2
in place of(expression, idiom, adverb, rather, instead)
2
in preference(expression, adverb, rather, willingly, sooner)
2
in rotation(expression, idiom, regularity of recurrence periodicity)
2
off-and-on
2
on and off(verb, expression, adjective, idiom, adverb)
2
on second thought(expression, idiom, adverb, rather, instead)
2
preferably(adverb, rather, sooner, alternatively)
2
rotately
2
up and down(expression, idiom, variably)
1
alternate
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