any other
idiom
1
—used to refer to a person or thing that is not particular or specific but is not the one named or referred to
Any other day but tomorrow would be okay. There weren't any other children for us to play with.
2
: in addition to the person or thing just mentioned
Does anyone have any other ideas?
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When the World Cup kicks off in Canada in a year, the Whitecaps look closer than any other Canadian team of showing what club soccer – and perhaps the sport in general – is capable of.
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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 30 May 2025
The Trump taco salad tweet allowed his campaign to present their billionaire boss to Latinos as just any other Jose Schmo ready to chow down on Mexican food.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
The per-game averages were well ahead of any other clubs, with the Chicago Cubs ($3.25 million), Red Sox ($2.93 million) and Houston Astros ($2.69 million) rounding out the top five.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 30 May 2025
The scientists behind the study don’t think that a similar lifespan extending effect would be seen in humans, but said that clinical trials could be conducted to see if the drugs have any other benefits for elderly people.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 30 May 2025
The Trump taco salad tweet allowed his campaign to present their billionaire boss to Latinos as just any other Jose Schmo ready to chow down on Mexican food.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
The per-game averages were well ahead of any other clubs, with the Chicago Cubs ($3.25 million), Red Sox ($2.93 million) and Houston Astros ($2.69 million) rounding out the top five.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 30 May 2025
The scientists behind the study don’t think that a similar lifespan extending effect would be seen in humans, but said that clinical trials could be conducted to see if the drugs have any other benefits for elderly people.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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“Any other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/any%20other. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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