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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On the other side, opponents of slavery painted a picture of violence, injustice and the hypocrisy of professed Christians defending the sin of slavery.
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Gerry Lanosga, The Conversation, 17 Nov. 2025
Surveillance video showed one of the suspects wrestling with Johnson while the other grabbed the jewelry, police said.
—Briauna Brown, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
Ain’t no matter if the one’s still a-livin an’ the other stone dead.
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On the other side, the Seattle Seahawks have been a force to be reckoned with as an underdog on the road.
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Gerry Lanosga, The Conversation, 17 Nov. 2025
Surveillance video showed one of the suspects wrestling with Johnson while the other grabbed the jewelry, police said.
—Briauna Brown, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
Ain’t no matter if the one’s still a-livin an’ the other stone dead.
—Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
On the other side, the Seattle Seahawks have been a force to be reckoned with as an underdog on the road.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
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“The other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20other. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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