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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Among the older generations, a ferocious, intra-MAGA civil war is being waged between high-profile media and political personalities, including people such as Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, and Matt Walsh on one side and Ben Shapiro and Mark Levin on the other. Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026 For a candidate who wins the primary and faces no opposition in the other party, the May primary typically decides the election. Idaho Statesman, 23 Mar. 2026 Magnano arrived at the scene and immediately got out of his cruiser to approach Jones and the other officers. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026 On the other side, Russia has integrated AI into drones and surveillance, with both sides deploying increasingly autonomous systems. The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the other

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“The other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20other. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.

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