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: something or someone special or extraordinary

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The summer before competing for Olympic medals, elite flag football athletes will have a chance to earn something else — paychecks as pro players. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026 If a friend prefers something else, that doesn’t automatically make either of you difficult. — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026 Cathode rays wouldn’t have been able to permeate the paper…meaning that Röntgen was looking at something else entirely. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026 Chuba Hubbard left with something else — something a bit different. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for something else

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