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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Regarding the other Red Sox players, Romy González has been one of the hottest players in baseball for two weeks.
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Owen Poindexter, New York Times, 11 July 2025
When fewer than 10% of this all-important audience segment is watching TV during a crucial NFL weekend, there’s no use in trying to look the other way.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 July 2025
For starters, one is a 90-minute, continuous documentary film and the other is 172 minutes cut four ways — no one on either side of the competing projects can take issue with that observation.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
One idea is focused on the reportedly scene-stealing Mr. Terrific, played by Edi Gathegi, the other about The Daily Planet’s Jimmy Olsen, played by Skyler Gisondo.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
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Owen Poindexter, New York Times, 11 July 2025
When fewer than 10% of this all-important audience segment is watching TV during a crucial NFL weekend, there’s no use in trying to look the other way.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 July 2025
For starters, one is a 90-minute, continuous documentary film and the other is 172 minutes cut four ways — no one on either side of the competing projects can take issue with that observation.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
One idea is focused on the reportedly scene-stealing Mr. Terrific, played by Edi Gathegi, the other about The Daily Planet’s Jimmy Olsen, played by Skyler Gisondo.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
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“The other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20other. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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