Alternative
noun
A choice or decision between two or more possibilities.
She had no alternative but to call the police.
adjective
Different from something else and able to be used instead of it.
The committee was instructed to explore alternative methods.
noun
Music, fashion, or behavior that is different from the mainstream and often a reaction against it.
Alternative rock has become very popular over the past few years.
adjective
Denoting goods or services that are claimed to be more friendly to the environment.
Alternative energy sources such as wind turbines and solar panels.
noun
A choice or decision between two or more possibilities.
She had no alternative but to call the police.
adjective
Different from something else and able to be used instead of it.
The committee was instructed to explore alternative methods.
noun
Music, fashion, or behavior that is different from the mainstream and often a reaction against it.
Alternative rock has become very popular over the past few years.
adjective
Denoting goods or services that are claimed to be more friendly to the environment.
Alternative energy sources such as wind turbines and solar panels.
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2No other choice
Used when there's only one possible action or solution left to take.
With the roads blocked, our alternative was to hike back.
Pro Tip 2/2Considering options
Highlights the process of choosing between different courses of action.
We considered several alternatives before making our decision.
Pro Tip 1/2No other choice
Used when there's only one possible action or solution left to take.
With the roads blocked, our alternative was to hike back.
Pro Tip 2/2Considering options
Highlights the process of choosing between different courses of action.
We considered several alternatives before making our decision.
Pro Tip 1/2No other choice
Used when there's only one possible action or solution left to take.
With the roads blocked, our alternative was to hike back.
Pro Tip 2/2Considering options
Highlights the process of choosing between different courses of action.
We considered several alternatives before making our decision.
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What is a gift economy?...
In art and technology, gift economies are emerging as an alternative to intellectual property where artists, musicians, and open-source developers distribute their creative works, not for financial profit, but to raise their social profile or establish their community role. And even potluck dinners and holiday gift traditions
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5 tips to improve your...
might explain why some policies that don't seem valid to you appeal to others. This will allow you to explore alternatives, evaluate your own choices, and ultimately help you make more informed decisions. This five-step process is just one tool, and it certainly won't eradicate difficult decisions from our lives.
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Depression, the secret...
because depression is an illness of how you feel, and if you feel better, then you are effectively not depressed anymore. So I became much more tolerant of the vast world of alternative treatments. And I get letters, I get hundreds of letters from people writing to tell me about what's worked for them.
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The power of the placebo...
In these cases, placebos are often used as a control to fine-tune the trial so that the effects of the new versus the old or alternative drug can be precisely compared. But of course, we know the placebos exert their own influence, too. Thanks to the placebo effect,
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A Spoon You Can Eat Is a...
chemical complexes in it phthalates chill aids bisphenol this cause cancer these leach into food they don't biodegrade but still we using whole lot of plastic disposable cutlery why are we doing this answer obviously is there is no alternative oh well we have an
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Are food preservatives...
Nevertheless, some consumers and companies are trying to find alternatives. Packaging tricks, like reducing the oxygen around the food can help, but without some kind of chemical assistance, there are very few foods that can stay shelf stable for long.
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Larry Smith: Why you...
it was perhaps not necessary to enumerate all of the women he had auditioned for the part. But the point stands. You must look for alternatives so that you find your destiny, or are you afraid of the word "destiny"?
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Bilal Bomani: Plant...
We really, really hope this concept catches on worldwide. We think we have a solution for food, water, fuel and now energy. Complete. It's extreme green, it's sustainable, alternative and renewable
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How to deal with...
world of the gas lighter and the real world so you can let people have their alternative facts you'll stick to reality so if the only options for me were suicide or murder how did I survive
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Volcanic Springs and...
place where life might have begun but there is an alternative theory volcanoes created other places where life could have started like hydrothermal vents
Video examples
What is a gift economy?...
In art and technology, gift economies are emerging as an alternative to intellectual property where artists, musicians, and open-source developers distribute their creative works, not for financial profit, but to raise their social profile or establish their community role. And even potluck dinners and holiday gift traditions
Video examples
5 tips to improve your...
might explain why some policies that don't seem valid to you appeal to others. This will allow you to explore alternatives, evaluate your own choices, and ultimately help you make more informed decisions. This five-step process is just one tool, and it certainly won't eradicate difficult decisions from our lives.
Video examples
Depression, the secret...
because depression is an illness of how you feel, and if you feel better, then you are effectively not depressed anymore. So I became much more tolerant of the vast world of alternative treatments. And I get letters, I get hundreds of letters from people writing to tell me about what's worked for them.
Video examples
The power of the placebo...
In these cases, placebos are often used as a control to fine-tune the trial so that the effects of the new versus the old or alternative drug can be precisely compared. But of course, we know the placebos exert their own influence, too. Thanks to the placebo effect,
Video examples
A Spoon You Can Eat Is a...
chemical complexes in it phthalates chill aids bisphenol this cause cancer these leach into food they don't biodegrade but still we using whole lot of plastic disposable cutlery why are we doing this answer obviously is there is no alternative oh well we have an
Video examples
Are food preservatives...
Nevertheless, some consumers and companies are trying to find alternatives. Packaging tricks, like reducing the oxygen around the food can help, but without some kind of chemical assistance, there are very few foods that can stay shelf stable for long.
Video examples
Larry Smith: Why you...
it was perhaps not necessary to enumerate all of the women he had auditioned for the part. But the point stands. You must look for alternatives so that you find your destiny, or are you afraid of the word "destiny"?
Video examples
Bilal Bomani: Plant...
We really, really hope this concept catches on worldwide. We think we have a solution for food, water, fuel and now energy. Complete. It's extreme green, it's sustainable, alternative and renewable
Video examples
How to deal with...
world of the gas lighter and the real world so you can let people have their alternative facts you'll stick to reality so if the only options for me were suicide or murder how did I survive
Video examples
Volcanic Springs and...
place where life might have begun but there is an alternative theory volcanoes created other places where life could have started like hydrothermal vents
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Quote examples
James Fenton
British Poet
Love' is so short of perfect rhymes that convention allows half-rhymes like 'move.' The alternative is a plague of doves, or a kind of poem in which the poet addresses his adored both as 'love' and as 'guv' - a perfectly decent solution once, but only once, in a while.
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Gavin Newsom
American Politician
An arts education helps build academic skills and increase academic performance, while also providing alternative opportunities to reward the skills of children who learn differently.
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Irving Kirsch
American Educator
Perhaps anti-depressants should be best reserved for the very extreme cases and, more importantly, for those who do not respond to alternative forms of interventions.
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Deepak Chopra
American Speaker
If insurance companies paid for lifestyle-management classes, they would save huge sums of money. We need to see that alternative medicine is now mainstream.
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Evgeny Morozov
Belarusian Writer
In part, slacktivism is what happens when the energy of otherwise dedicated activists is wasted on approaches that are less effective than the alternatives.
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Woody Harrelson
American Actor
It's really been a long-term dream of mine to have an alternative to wood-based paper. Over half of the trees cut in the world are cut for paper products.
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Drew Barrymore
American Actress
From my perspective, there's no reason to be afraid of aging, because if you age, you're lucky! The alternative is death.
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Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Japanese Soldier
When confronted with two alternatives, life and death, one is to choose death without hesitation.
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Golda Meir
Israeli Leader
We have always said that in our war with the Arabs we had a secret weapon - no alternative.
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Shimon Peres
Israeli Statesman
There is no alternative to peace. There is no sense to go to war.
Quote examples
James Fenton
British Poet
Love' is so short of perfect rhymes that convention allows half-rhymes like 'move.' The alternative is a plague of doves, or a kind of poem in which the poet addresses his adored both as 'love' and as 'guv' - a perfectly decent solution once, but only once, in a while.
Quote examples
Gavin Newsom
American Politician
An arts education helps build academic skills and increase academic performance, while also providing alternative opportunities to reward the skills of children who learn differently.
Quote examples
Irving Kirsch
American Educator
Perhaps anti-depressants should be best reserved for the very extreme cases and, more importantly, for those who do not respond to alternative forms of interventions.
Quote examples
Deepak Chopra
American Speaker
If insurance companies paid for lifestyle-management classes, they would save huge sums of money. We need to see that alternative medicine is now mainstream.
Quote examples
Evgeny Morozov
Belarusian Writer
In part, slacktivism is what happens when the energy of otherwise dedicated activists is wasted on approaches that are less effective than the alternatives.
Quote examples
Woody Harrelson
American Actor
It's really been a long-term dream of mine to have an alternative to wood-based paper. Over half of the trees cut in the world are cut for paper products.
Quote examples
Drew Barrymore
American Actress
From my perspective, there's no reason to be afraid of aging, because if you age, you're lucky! The alternative is death.
Quote examples
Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Japanese Soldier
When confronted with two alternatives, life and death, one is to choose death without hesitation.
Quote examples
Golda Meir
Israeli Leader
We have always said that in our war with the Arabs we had a secret weapon - no alternative.
Quote examples
Shimon Peres
Israeli Statesman
There is no alternative to peace. There is no sense to go to war.
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