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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Big Think, 10 Feb. 2026
Although, the other aspect of Takaichi’s rise that doesn’t exactly fit into the worldwide rightward drift is her hawkishness.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
That’s incredibly moving to me, when people can internally start seeing the other person’s point of view.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
Twenty-seven-year-old Ben Loomis, making his third Games, is the other.
—Dana Oneil, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
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“The other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20other. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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