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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His office was filled with foot-high stacks of paper on his desk and every other horizontal surface, even the window ledges.
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Roger Dooley, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Since the donation, around 20 employees, who make less than $16 per hour or have a spouse out of work, have also earned $75 stipends every other week, Boubel said.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
With a 150-player roster that ranked as one of the largest in college football last season, Nebraska — and every other program — must get to 105 by the start of play in 2025.
—Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
There’s movies and songs and short stories written about every other part of Manhattan except Murray Hill.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
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Roger Dooley, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Since the donation, around 20 employees, who make less than $16 per hour or have a spouse out of work, have also earned $75 stipends every other week, Boubel said.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
With a 150-player roster that ranked as one of the largest in college football last season, Nebraska — and every other program — must get to 105 by the start of play in 2025.
—Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
There’s movies and songs and short stories written about every other part of Manhattan except Murray Hill.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Every other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/every%20other. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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