Alternate
Alternate verb - Go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions.
Return and alternate are semantically related. in recompense topic. In some cases you can use "Return" instead a verb "Alternate".
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Both words in one sentence
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Law players can't return to the alternate Tokyos and Chaos players can't do anything of value in Mikado anymore.
Source: Point of No Return - Alternate Timeline: Make a big enough change to the past, and you can't return to the future.
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In another example, Elle gets very upset after the alternate Milla is sacrificed so that Milla Maxwell can return.
Source: Video Game / Tales of Xillia 2
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