the other

noun

: 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.

: an opposite place or thing

We moved from one side of town to the other.

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Per the terms of Netflix's new deal with the NFL, the two Christmas games (the other being Chiefs vs. Steelers, commencing at 1 p.m. PT/10 a.m. —

Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 25 Dec. 2024 This show puts the looks or personality debate to the ultimate test by forcing people to form a connection without knowing what the other looks like. —

Billie Melissa, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024 One of two suspects involved in a deadly North Carolina Walmart shooting has turned himself into authorities, while the other remains on the run. —

Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024 Clark looked on in horror when the other male scientists stabbed his Native American girlfriend Annie Kowtok, who had discovered the isolated center's terrible secrets. —

Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the other