as in differently
in a different way
if you could do it over again, how else would you have done it?
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as in more
resulting in an increase in amount or number
is there anything else you would like to add to your list?
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Recent Examples of else
Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 2025
Features turn out to be like volume knobs for concepts; turn them up and the model will talk about little else.
—James Somers, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Giving someone else jurisdiction will leave you feeling incapable and doubting yourself.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2025
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Adverb
If Sundance is powered by pick-me energy and SXSW by VC hustle, the invite-only ZCON is doing something else altogether.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 2025
Features turn out to be like volume knobs for concepts; turn them up and the model will talk about little else.
—James Somers, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
At the time, Vaught witnessed an outpour of support from local businesses and ordinary residents quick to donate clothes, clothing racks, shoes, wigs and whatever else clients might need during a gender transition to stock the Transform Cincy closet.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Giving someone else jurisdiction will leave you feeling incapable and doubting yourself.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for else
Adverb
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Apple Music Replay functions a bit differently from Spotify Wrapped.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Nov. 2025
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Epic Group has suggestions on how factory owners can build differently in a case study that will come out in a couple of months, Ralapanawe said.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Click here to see more photos of Mallorca’s most expensive home.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
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The storm was the deadliest typhoon to hit the country this year, killing at least 114 people, with many more reported missing — most in Cebu province, a tourist hotspot.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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In a social media post, the sheriff’s office said the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks had taken custody of the animal but offered no further details.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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But after further investigation, Smith said that detectives determined the pedestrian was hit by only one vehicle, and that driver remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Travelers from farther locales often fly into Santa Barbara Airport (SBA), which is just 40 minutes away, and rental cars make that last stretch a breeze.—
Maggie Downs,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Oct. 2025
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The higher the number, the stronger the storm and the farther south the northern lights can be seen.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The new congressional maps proposed by the state’s Democrats, which Proposition 50 will implement, are intended to net the party five additional seats in the House—but their actual impact will still depend on races in those districts.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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The financing methods being used to fund the infrastructure build out adds an additional dimension of risk.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Chief Randal Taylor, in an another car behind Adams, aided the pursuit, the police said.—
Justin L. Mack,
Indianapolis Star,
7 May 2020
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This desire to preserve tradition, however, is likely to be met with a growing desire to preserve an another value: openness.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
22 Mar. 2020
Adjective
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The research team underlined that the future work will explore other co-intercalants and optimize electrolytes for even wider temperature ranges.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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That’s a significant contrast to other parts of the Forbidden City, marked by wide open spaces intended to represent the grandeur of imperial power and territory.—
Fred He,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Else.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/else. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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