any other

idiom

1
used to refer to a person or thing that is not particular or specific but is not the one named or referred to
Any other day but tomorrow would be okay. There weren't any other children for us to play with.
2
: in addition to the person or thing just mentioned
Does anyone have any other ideas?

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He has been targeted 49 times this season‚ 13 more than any other freshman receiver in the country. The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 Thanksgiving—or any other holiday—can feel overwhelming when your child is a picky eater. Taylor Grothe, Parents, 17 Oct. 2025 Hundreds of science teams from all over the world compete for observing time on the veteran space telescope, pursuing a multitude of challenging astronomical research projects that can't be accomplished by any other star-watching machine. Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025 Gabb Music streams are not currently factored into any other Billboard charts. Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for any other

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“Any other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/any%20other. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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