Alternate and Range

Alternate

Alternate verb - Go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions.

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Range and alternate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Range" instead a verb "Alternate".

Range verb - To occur within a continuous range of variation.

Usage example: the color of Florida grapefruit can range anywhere from pale pink to ruby red

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Alternate and range are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alternate" instead a verb "Range".

Nearby Words: ranged, rangy, ranging

alternate murder

range murder

It plays the trope dead straight, plus has an alternate fire that has a high chance of knocking back (and down) any enemies in firing range.

Source: Short-Range Shotgun
Her primary weapon fires a short-range stream of supercooled vapor that damages and slows enemies, while the alternate fire shoots icicles at medium range.

Source: An Ice Person
Half-Orcs have actual racial features and a decent range of alternate features to customize themself with.

Source: Rescued from the Scrappy Heap

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