Alternate
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- An alternate version can be seen in Hero, when the Imperial archers attack a calligraphy school, unleashing wave after wave of arrows.
Source: Bullet Dancing -
Alternate Character Reading: The name "Hiromi Kawanami" was originally written 川浪ひろみ in the manga, but the 浪 was changed to 波 for the anime (both are read nami and mean "wave").
Source: Manga / Wedding Peach -
Alternate Universe: While a longstanding tradition in DC comics; the Second Wave had the re-established Earth-2 as a focus.
Source: Comic Book / New 52
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Wave and Alternate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/alternate/wave
Alternate & Wave. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/alternate/wave>.
Wave or Alternate. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/alternate/wave.
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