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.

Examples of every other in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And that sets us apart from every other country. —NPR, 12 Nov. 2025

The Rolling Stone Interview will run every other week with more in-depth, unfiltered conversations with the artists and icons who continue to shape our culture. —Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025

So why doesn't Wisconsin treat Veterans Day as a day off for state employees, schools and government buildings — a practice followed by every other state and the federal government? —Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025

Loomer keeps a panic button, which automatically dials 911, in the studio, and in every other room in the house. —Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for every other

• another
• godmother
• grandmother
• stepbrother
• stepmother
• brother
• mother
• nother
• smother
• souther