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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She’s done plenty of gossiping with the other two, first with Kate while Laurie was in her room and later with Laurie when Kate was away.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Each team has a distinct identity to lean on and can get the other side into foreign tempos.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
More: Trump says US will acquire Greenland ‘one way or the other’ in presidential address
Vance and the delegation are set to return to the U.S. on Saturday.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2025
So much life happened there – a whole world waiting on the other side of the street, just out of reach.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Each team has a distinct identity to lean on and can get the other side into foreign tempos.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
More: Trump says US will acquire Greenland ‘one way or the other’ in presidential address
Vance and the delegation are set to return to the U.S. on Saturday.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2025
So much life happened there – a whole world waiting on the other side of the street, just out of reach.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the other
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“The other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20other. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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