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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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2025
With all due respect to the other teams on Bowden's list, the Mets feel like the only serious threat if the Yankees make a competitive offer to bring Bellinger back.
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Thirty-nine percent of voters are undecided, and the remaining vote was spread among the other Democrats in the race.
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Because on the other end, legal will say, ‘Well, wait a minute.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2025
With all due respect to the other teams on Bowden's list, the Mets feel like the only serious threat if the Yankees make a competitive offer to bring Bellinger back.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Thirty-nine percent of voters are undecided, and the remaining vote was spread among the other Democrats in the race.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Because on the other end, legal will say, ‘Well, wait a minute.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
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“The other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20other. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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