Alternating
Alternating adjective - Occurring by turns; first one and then the other.
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Routine and alternating are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Routine" instead an adjective "Alternating".
Routine
Routine adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.
Alternating and routine are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alternating" instead an adjective "Routine".
Nearby Word: routinely
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- Kung-Foley: To insane amounts; besides the "Fred Feral" animal noises routine, the Foley men (normally alternating, but occasionally dueling) have in the past simulated a helicopter hovering over a house being torn apart by an earthquake as pterodactyls close in.
Source: Radio / A Prairie Home Companion
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