one or the other
idiom
: one of two persons or things but not the other
One or the other of us will have to go.
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That didn’t exist the first two seasons, which forced athletes to choose one or the other.
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Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
As for the lone pivot, Marc Casado comes in for Frenkie de Jong, with Flick having discussed the basis for choosing one or the other when prompted to during his sitdown before the media.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
The need to trade one or the other is for now a false choice, and the Mets should feel no rush.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
Yet these machines can inspire some big feelings: Most folks who use them strongly prefer one or the other.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 4 Mar. 2025
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Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
As for the lone pivot, Marc Casado comes in for Frenkie de Jong, with Flick having discussed the basis for choosing one or the other when prompted to during his sitdown before the media.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
The need to trade one or the other is for now a false choice, and the Mets should feel no rush.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
Yet these machines can inspire some big feelings: Most folks who use them strongly prefer one or the other.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 4 Mar. 2025
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“One or the other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20or%20the%20other. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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