the others
plural noun
: all the members of a group except the person or thing that has already been mentioned
He got a drink of water while the others continued playing.
This car got better gas mileage than the others we tested.
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Each one of those people has gotten back to me in a relatively quick amount of time (15 minutes for the MLB broadcaster, and one day or so for the others).
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Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
Does that add a bit of pressure on you and the others?
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Whoever wins that category will be lucky while all the others can hold their heads high.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
In Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi’s meditative drama, three people in three different eras explore the sentience of flora, each timeline connecting to the others through a gingko tree that’s been growing since 1832 in the botanical gardens adjacent to Marburg University in Germany.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 May 2026
So even though the Animated and Reality Competition Program categories have their mainstays, no one show looms over all the others to where the winner is obvious each time.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2026
George Kelly hit two and Ross Youngs and Dave Bancroft hit the others.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Give yourself permission to pursue these various interests without letting anyone swallow the others entirely.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
The Gladiator also offers something none of the others do — an open-air driving experience.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
Does that add a bit of pressure on you and the others?
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Whoever wins that category will be lucky while all the others can hold their heads high.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
In Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi’s meditative drama, three people in three different eras explore the sentience of flora, each timeline connecting to the others through a gingko tree that’s been growing since 1832 in the botanical gardens adjacent to Marburg University in Germany.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 May 2026
So even though the Animated and Reality Competition Program categories have their mainstays, no one show looms over all the others to where the winner is obvious each time.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2026
George Kelly hit two and Ross Youngs and Dave Bancroft hit the others.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Give yourself permission to pursue these various interests without letting anyone swallow the others entirely.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
The Gladiator also offers something none of the others do — an open-air driving experience.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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“The others.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20others. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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