else 1 of 2

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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else

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adjective

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Recent Examples of else
Adverb
Everyone else’s life was better, parents richer etc. Erin Clack, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025 Get clear on your unique value and watch customers pick you over everyone else. Jodie Cook, Forbes, 24 Jan. 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 See all Example Sentences for else 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for else
Adverb
  • But for them, the only reason to be in business was to do business differently.
    Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Time flowed differently, and my vision felt soft and the world around me pure and unaggressive.
    Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The job brings more responsibilities than he’s ever handled and will present situations he’s never imagined.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Ban is the owner of Lynn Ban Jewelry, and her designs have been worn by celebrities like Rihanna, Beyoncé and more.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Think of your favorite coffee drink as the price of admission to the further enjoyable coffee shop experience.
    David G. Allan, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
  • There would be one further twist in the tale of Chewy, though.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Orbeliani made the case that as a Christian nation Georgia was a natural pro-Western ally and a gateway to the Caucasus and farther east.
    Andrew North, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2016
Adjective
  • This story has been updated with additional information.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
  • In addition to the retractable USC-cable that’s just over 27 inches in length, the charger includes an additional USB-C port.
    Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Chief Randal Taylor, in an another car behind Adams, aided the pursuit, the police said.
    Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star, 7 May 2020
  • 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
Adjective
  • Fogelman’s firm decision to cap the series at three seasons means Brown will remain available if other intriguing projects come around, including a blockbuster franchise.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Mississippi became the first state in the southeastern U.S. to confirm CWD in its wild deer in 2018, and the disease has spread to six other states in the region since then, most recently in North Carolina.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 24 Jan. 2025

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“Else.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/else. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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