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
is there anything else you would like to add to your list?
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Recent Examples of else
Adam Crafton, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Who else starts an action movie with the action at an 11?
—Jack Smart, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 29 Dec. 2024
Parks, a Howard University commit, has lined up as receiver, running back, H-back, quarterback, punter and whatever else coach Karl Calhoun asks him to do.
—Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
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Adverb
His size is his strength but don’t let that be a distraction from everything else.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Who else starts an action movie with the action at an 11?
—Jack Smart, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Cue the happy tears, sweat, and whatever else life throws at you—these mascaras won't budge.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 29 Dec. 2024
Parks, a Howard University commit, has lined up as receiver, running back, H-back, quarterback, punter and whatever else coach Karl Calhoun asks him to do.
—Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for else
Adverb
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Space rocks and manufactured items respond differently to solar radiation pressure, or the momentum of particles of light from the sun.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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But for them, the only reason to be in business was to do business differently.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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For me, embracing my curls has become a physical manifestation of a broader internal shift—a move toward more self-acceptance in all aspects and of a new phase of life.—
Liz Krieger,
Allure,
15 Apr. 2025
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But focusing on meeting your essential needs first will lay the foundation for eventually finding the physical ability to do more. 2.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
SELF,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In addition to the objects larger than 4 inches, which can be tracked from Earth using radars and telescopes, there are about 1.1 million fragments between 0.4 and 4 inches in size and a further 130 million tiny bits smaller than 0.4 inches, according to ESA.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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To avoid further financial loss after the city placed a lien on the property for unpaid water bills, the owners transferred the deed to the city in lieu of foreclosure, according to the agreement.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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The head of Marysville’s police force was on leave as of late last week and the city of Marysville has not provided additional information related to the nature of his time away from duty.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Her story also reveals how oppressive systems interact with medical bias to create additional traumas.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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The trip to Brentford is little more than a lower mid-table meeting, but United’s other three engagements could have more riding on them.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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The president and his administration accuse Harvard, among other universities, of allowing antisemitism to flourish on campus, endangering Jewish students.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Else.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/else. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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