the other
noun
1
: the person or thing that remains or that has not been shown or mentioned yet
I held on with one hand and waved with the other.
Each of them looked at the other.
2
: an opposite place or thing
We moved from one side of town to the other.
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Most years, the Jets and Everton are in the shadows of the other teams in their city, the Giants and Liverpool, while injury problems to star players are another common theme.
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Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
On the other side of the Pacific Ocean, Japanese architects have long grappled with how to design for multiple hazards.
—Natalie Donback, TIME, 17 Feb. 2025
On the other side of the kitchen is a laundry room with a side-by-side washer and dryer and a door to the patio.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Adria could acknowledge that each of them had made the other better.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
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Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
On the other side of the Pacific Ocean, Japanese architects have long grappled with how to design for multiple hazards.
—Natalie Donback, TIME, 17 Feb. 2025
On the other side of the kitchen is a laundry room with a side-by-side washer and dryer and a door to the patio.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Adria could acknowledge that each of them had made the other better.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
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“The other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20other. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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