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
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
Because there’s no one else in this world that can give it to you the way that our Lord and Savior can.
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David Hookstead Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 May 2026
The soccer-over-everything-else instinct is older than the tournament itself.
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Paul Jebara,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 May 2026
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Adverb
Between social media and whatever else, we’re surrounded by narratives these days.
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Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
Because there’s no one else in this world that can give it to you the way that our Lord and Savior can.
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David Hookstead Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
Adjective
The best summer-flowering perennials will carry a garden through heat, drought, deluge, and whatever else summer serves up.
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Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 May 2026
The soccer-over-everything-else instinct is older than the tournament itself.
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Paul Jebara,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for else
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The first answer is that every historian does this differently, which probably drives readers a little crazy.
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Herndon told the Idaho Statesman that property taxes treat people differently not based on their cash flow or ability to pay, but rather on the value assigned to their property.
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Barriers to a meaningful life As digital natives, Gen Zers are aware of their attachment to screens, with more than half citing their unproductive use of technology as a significant barrier to developing a meaningful life.
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The festival was more than entertaining and marked a new chapter for the society.
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Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to announce a timetable for his resignation later today, leaving the country facing its sixth leader in seven years and further political instability.
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Removing trees whose roots help hold soil in place, combined with paving and creating other surfaces that don’t absorb rain and other moisture, could mean further soil erosion in the area, the board wrote.
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Lachlan Murdoch, Fox’s CEO, also delivered public remarks, something no member of his family, which controls Fox, has done in recent memory — or even in the farther past.
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Travelers from farther locales often fly into Santa Barbara Airport (SBA), which is about a 40-minute drive away.
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Why the Special Olympics airlift exists Travel can be stressful for anybody, but for athletes on their way to competition who also have special accessibility needs, there are additional levels of complication.
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Every additional dataset helps the robot improve its ability to manipulate objects like a human hand.
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Chief Randal Taylor, in an another car behind Adams, aided the pursuit, the police said.
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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.
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Barnacles, mussels, clams, algae and other warm-seawater-dwelling fauna and flora have latched onto oil tankers hundreds of massive oil tankers anchored in the Persian Gulf over the past several months.
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This handheld vacuum has a lightweight design and strong suction to clean debris in hard-to-reach areas behind the couch, in the car, and other hard-to-reach areas.
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“Else.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/else. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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