Alternative(ly)
Alternative(ly) means ‘something that is different and unusual and offers a possible choice’: …

alternatively | American Dictionary

alternatively
adverb[ not gradable ]
us/ɔlˈtɜr·nə·t̬ɪv·li/
in a way that offers a choice between two or more things:
We could go to the Mexican restaurant, or alternatively (= instead of that), we could try that new Italian place.

Examples of alternatively

alternatively
Alternatively, one can propose a general licensing principle that permits such violations at that level.
Alternatively, higher early depression scores in the intervention group could reflect a failure of randomization or simple random fluctuation.
Alternatively, a manualized and structured therapy may have brought about more improvement or a therapy using a different theoretical orientation.
Alternatively, the parents' interaction styles may have differed.
Alternatively, it is possible that a temporal processing disturbance alone is sufficient to explain semantic priming dysfunction in this population.
Alternatively, some researchers devote to the use of virtual reality to improve the human/robot interaction by an immersive interactional environment.
Alternatively, they might reflect more general patterns that differentiate types of treatment facilities.
Alternatively, understanding false belief may be enhanced, but more modestly.
Alternatively, the script might be entirely explicit, perhaps written in some form of computer language, running on a computer.
Alternatively, a right to a reasonable standard of conduct has the form of a conclusive right though it is not fully specified.
Alternatively, we could search for the corporate governance channel from a different angle.
Alternatively, she could use her creative life as the benchmark and reflect on what weight she should rationally award her health.
Alternatively, low socio-economic status in childhood could be associated with both lung disease and depression later in life as links to both have been demonstrated.
Alternatively, relicts of the intruding layer may solidify completely and not be sampled by subsequent eruptions.
Alternatively, patient safety and appropriateness studies develop a target utilization rate based on expert opinion of best practices of medical care.
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