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alternatively
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otherwise(adverb, alternatively)
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else(adverb, conjunction, then, otherwise, differently)
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as an alternative(expression, idiom, adverb, either, conversely)
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in turn(expression, either, conversely, preferentially)
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alias
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any other way(adverb, else, differently, contrarily)
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as a choice(expression, idiom, either, conversely, preferentially)
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contrarily(adverb, else, differently)
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differently(adverb, else, contrarily)
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diversely(adverb, else, differently, contrarily)
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if not(expression, idiom, adverb, conjunction, then)
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in different circumstances(adverb, else, differently, contrarily)
1
in other words(expression, idiom, either, conversely, preferentially)
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in preference to(expression, idiom, either, conversely, preferentially)
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on the other hand(expression, adverb, conjunction, either, conversely)
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or(conjunction, either, otherwise, conversely)
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or only(expression, either, conversely, preferentially)
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or then(adverb, else, differently, contrarily)
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other than that
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