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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Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
But then so are some of the other bosses, which is why the central characters make a plan to kill them.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026
Cunningham scored 15 points and assisted on the other two baskets as Detroit took a 24-point lead.
—CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Expect Disney and the other counter-defendants to offer a similar set of defenses that appeared in the Venu Sports litigation.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 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 7 Jan. 2026.
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