the other
noun
1
: the person or thing that remains or that has not been shown or mentioned yet
I held on with one hand and waved with the other.
Each of them looked at the other.
2
: an opposite place or thing
We moved from one side of town to the other.
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Naturally, the thought of moving that trio to the other side of the Mississippi River was a topic of conversation.
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Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2026
Food and drink The restaurant here is called El Cosmo and is an airy indoor-outdoor space overlooking the rainforest and Lake Nicaragua on one side and Volcano Tonorio on the other.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
No wonder the other characters see him as the ideal hero.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
But the other teams in the NFC South aren’t just sitting on their hands.
—Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
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Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2026
Food and drink The restaurant here is called El Cosmo and is an airy indoor-outdoor space overlooking the rainforest and Lake Nicaragua on one side and Volcano Tonorio on the other.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
No wonder the other characters see him as the ideal hero.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
But the other teams in the NFC South aren’t just sitting on their hands.
—Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
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“The other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20other. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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