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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While two siblings are interned and forced to work, cut off from the outside world, the other two are exempt and work to expose the horrors of the camps.
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 25 May 2025
Hindi film The Diplomat, and Telugu film Jack are the other two projects.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
In April 2024, Thao and one of the other men pleaded no contest in court and were convicted of the firearm charges.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 May 2025
The no-vending zone around the World Trade Center, which is referred to in the bill, is regularly enforced and walking the area the other day, there wasn’t a single ticket seller in sight.
—Michael Burke, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 25 May 2025
Hindi film The Diplomat, and Telugu film Jack are the other two projects.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
In April 2024, Thao and one of the other men pleaded no contest in court and were convicted of the firearm charges.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 May 2025
The no-vending zone around the World Trade Center, which is referred to in the bill, is regularly enforced and walking the area the other day, there wasn’t a single ticket seller in sight.
—Michael Burke, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the other
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“The other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20other. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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