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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Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2026
By comparison to some of the other crazy requests in pro sports history, Jordan’s was tame.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Richard Funk was unlike many of the other fraternity boys Welsh had encountered.
—Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
This and the other two villas are truly unreal.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
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“The other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20other. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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