1
as in different
being not of the same kind
no, I need the other pen, the blue one
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2
as in more
resulting in an increase in amount or number
we'll be taking one other person on the trip
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3
as in former
having been such at some previous time
I was something of a celebrity in other days
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2025
The trip to Brentford is little more than a lower mid-table meeting, but United’s other three engagements could have more riding on them.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
The president and his administration accuse Harvard, among other universities, of allowing antisemitism to flourish on campus, endangering Jewish students.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
That guide, Rob Hall, ended up dying on the mountain, along with seven other people.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2025
The trip to Brentford is little more than a lower mid-table meeting, but United’s other three engagements could have more riding on them.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
The president and his administration accuse Harvard, among other universities, of allowing antisemitism to flourish on campus, endangering Jewish students.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
That guide, Rob Hall, ended up dying on the mountain, along with seven other people.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for other
Adjective
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Pope Francis preached the same gospel in different language.—
John Hope Bryant,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Subtitles are easy to add to film, but, for the most part, they were used only when actors and audiences spoke different languages.—
David Owen,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The district was required to provide more instruction under the IDEA.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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President Donald Trump has launched harsh immigration actions in his first 100 days in office—detaining more people for immigration violations, allowing arrests outside schools and courthouses, and sending more than 200 Venezuelan men to be imprisoned in El Salvador.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Under former President Joe Biden, monthly student loan bills resumed in the fall of 2023 after a years-long break.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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For years, the scientific output (patents, publications, commercial innovations) from former Soviet scientists decreased dramatically with a long-lasting negative impact on today’s Russian economy.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The school district is one of the nation’s largest and most ethnically and religiously diverse.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Some of the biggest opportunities for Fort Worth include growth in population, growing the technology industry, expanding tourism, becoming more inclusive and diverse, protecting the environment, and creating job opportunities.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Stock prices rose sharply in the second half of calendar year 2023 and in 2024, meaning additional schools became subject to the tax as the value of their endowments grew.—
Emma Whitford,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The data collection company found that I-4 drivers spent an additional 31 minutes a day sitting in traffic on top of their typical travel times.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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An older player was driving the younger ones and pretended to get lost in an isolated section of the county, where a group of accomplices emerged in masks and black clothing, imitating an abduction with at least one gun and one knife, according to the district attorney.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
1 May 2025
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The movie set, like all others, should have only had blanks on hand, but somehow a number of live rounds made their way to the location and one such bullet ended up in the gun that went off as Hutchins and Baldwin lined up a shot in an old church.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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From its facial expressions to its distinctive chirp, the creature is wreathed in a kind of nostalgia that Eighties kids will remember from those early days trolling the VHS rack at their local Blockbuster.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
26 Apr. 2025
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His distinctive sound has led to collaborations with The Blacklabel (home to Blackpink’s Rose and Taeyang), along with releases through Interscope and 88rising.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2025
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At each turn, Lugo avoided further trouble to retire the side in order.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
26 Apr. 2025
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Update, April 26, 2025: This story, originally published April 25, has been updated with information concerning Google alert impersonation attacks that target Gmail users and further advice to mitigate the Gmail encryption message threat to users of other email platforms.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Other.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/other. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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