every other
idiom
1
: all those that are different or separate from the person or thing that has already been mentioned
It's a problem that's affecting this town and every other one in the state.
2
—used to say that some repeated activity, event, etc., alternately happens and does not happen in consecutive named periods
I run every other day.
The contest is held every other year.
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Similar reasoning can be applied when dissecting the playing time uptick veteran wideout David Moore saw Sunday; Moore played 56 snaps Sunday (97%), which is more than every other offensive player who is not a lineman or who doesn’t have the last name Young.
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
The show’s blockbuster 27th season has been airing every other week, as opposed to weekly, to ostensibly give the pair and their staff more time to craft episodes in response to current events.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
With the first two episodes of season four now streaming, viewers are beginning to see how Stoudt and her writers room unraveled their Bradley knot, and upped the ante for every other female character.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
Less than half of respondents in every other age group said the same, including 44% of 18- to 29-year-olds.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
The show’s blockbuster 27th season has been airing every other week, as opposed to weekly, to ostensibly give the pair and their staff more time to craft episodes in response to current events.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
With the first two episodes of season four now streaming, viewers are beginning to see how Stoudt and her writers room unraveled their Bradley knot, and upped the ante for every other female character.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
Less than half of respondents in every other age group said the same, including 44% of 18- to 29-year-olds.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Every other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/every%20other. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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