every other
idiom
1
: all those that are different or separate from the person or thing that has already been mentioned
It's a problem that's affecting this town and every other one in the state.
2
—used to say that some repeated activity, event, etc., alternately happens and does not happen in consecutive named periods
I run every other day.
The contest is held every other year.
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And now, as America white-knuckles through a fresh constitutional crisis every other day, Democrats still can't figure out why voters keep turning them away.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Remove the tulips from the vase at least every other day and retrim the stems.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2025
Secure face unlock is virtually non-existent for every other Android phone at this price.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2025
The City Commission was scheduled on Thursday to take a preliminary vote on a proposal to eliminate its recycling services and to scale back bulky waste pickup from once a week to every other week.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Remove the tulips from the vase at least every other day and retrim the stems.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2025
Secure face unlock is virtually non-existent for every other Android phone at this price.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2025
The City Commission was scheduled on Thursday to take a preliminary vote on a proposal to eliminate its recycling services and to scale back bulky waste pickup from once a week to every other week.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Every other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/every%20other. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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