every other
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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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For two straight matchups, the Spurs have done to the Thunder what the Thunder have done to virtually every other team in the league.
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Jared Weiss, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
None of the Abbey’s productions has been (although the theater has sometimes self-censored)—a remarkable truth in a country where nearly every other art form has found itself at some point subjected to the government’s red pen.
—Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Rooms with low traffic can be mopped every other week.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
Fertilize every other week during the plant's growing season between March and October.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2025
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Jared Weiss, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
None of the Abbey’s productions has been (although the theater has sometimes self-censored)—a remarkable truth in a country where nearly every other art form has found itself at some point subjected to the government’s red pen.
—Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Rooms with low traffic can be mopped every other week.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
Fertilize every other week during the plant's growing season between March and October.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Every other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/every%20other. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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