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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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Theirs is the other grand story from would-be California conquerors.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
Spokespeople for the other companies did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Thursday.
—Susan Heavey, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
The charges center on two other luxury apartment complex projects in St. Louis, one known as the Chelsea Project and, the other, the SoHo Project.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2025
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“The other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20other. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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