as in differently
in a different way
if you could do it over again, how else would you have done it?
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as in more
resulting in an increase in amount or number
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Recent Examples of else
Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
And as far as RedHawks coach Brian Hynes is concerned, Vance sets the standard for everyone else.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 June 2024
Kristy Walker—Fortune The pandemic had sent the startup’s delivery business soaring, but as lockdowns eased and customers stopped being willing to pay high delivery fees to have someone else shop on their behalf, Instacart needed to develop other ways to make money.
—Maria Aspan, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2023
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Adverb
Players from schools in the contiguous SEC states and the former Confederacy vs. players from everywhere else.
—Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
And as far as RedHawks coach Brian Hynes is concerned, Vance sets the standard for everyone else.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
One major character drops out of the picture only to show up later, briefly, as a dead body in the night, anonymous to everyone else onscreen but not to us.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 June 2024
Kristy Walker—Fortune The pandemic had sent the startup’s delivery business soaring, but as lockdowns eased and customers stopped being willing to pay high delivery fees to have someone else shop on their behalf, Instacart needed to develop other ways to make money.
—Maria Aspan, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for else
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The foreign aid rivalry The two countries — the primary players in global development — are spending foreign assistance differently.—
Didi Tang,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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The right type of underlying model may allow computation to proceed differently by leveraging function imprints at the level of atoms, molecules and cells that can be combined to program matter to create applications such as useful room-temperature superconductors, for instance.—
Pravir Malik,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Hamrick, the economic analyst, said any visible impact from large-scale boycott campaigns would most likely require more consistency — which is difficult to achieve when many people in the United States depend on chain corporations for their daily purchases.—
Angela Yang,
NBC News,
28 Feb. 2025
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And on that show, my skin care routine is still fresh and natural, but ther’’s a little more blush.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
27 Feb. 2025
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The situation has sparked legal challenges, confusion within agencies and further scrutiny over Musk's role in the federal government under President Donald Trump.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Pressed further on potentially hiring a general manager last week, Davis declined to provide further details.—
Brendan Marks,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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If the two galaxies are aligned just right, the light from the farther galaxy forms a ring around the nearer one.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
10 Feb. 2025
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How fast these farther galaxies are receding from us (which is easily read off from their color) divided by their distances gives H0.—
Liz Kruesi,
WIRED,
8 Sep. 2024
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After the initial 24-hour blackout, The People’s Union has scheduled additional weeklong boycotts of specific companies throughout the year, targeting Amazon, Nestlé, Walmart, General Mills, Target and McDonald’s.—
Angela Yang,
NBC News,
28 Feb. 2025
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This story has been updated with additional information.—
Andy Rose,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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Chief Randal Taylor, in an another car behind Adams, aided the pursuit, the police said.—
Justin L. Mack,
Indianapolis Star,
7 May 2020
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This desire to preserve tradition, however, is likely to be met with a growing desire to preserve an another value: openness.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
22 Mar. 2020
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Brendon Thorne | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Reserve Bank of Australia on Tuesday cut benchmark interest rates for the first time in over four years, finally joining ranks with other major global central banks, as softening inflation allows room for easing policy.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
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She was identified as a person of interest in other murders as well, including the murder of Curtis Lind, a landlord in Vallejo, California, who was stabbed to death three days before the Vermont shooting.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Else.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/else. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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