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
Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2025
Officials urge sensitive groups to move all activities indoors and for everyone else to limit outdoor exertion.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Cue the happy tears, sweat, and whatever else life throws at you—these mascaras won't budge.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 29 Dec. 2024
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Adverb
Skip the roses, the peonies, and see what else your local market or flower shop has to offer.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2025
Officials urge sensitive groups to move all activities indoors and for everyone else to limit outdoor exertion.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
Adjective
United has taken a purposeful tact in recent years to go after routes no one else flies, often to underserved destinations, and to me that’s a big win for travelers.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Cue the happy tears, sweat, and whatever else life throws at you—these mascaras won't budge.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for else
Adverb
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Here’s how: Acknowledge your feelings and that people process change differently.—
Daisy Auger-Domínguez,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Women’s bodies store and use creatine differently from men's.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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The Championships, Wimbledon is the site of several luxe designers from Alessandra Rich to Ralph Lauren and more.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
9 July 2025
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Three more will release on July 16, and the final set of episodes will premiere on July 23.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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Forecasters warn that additional storms this week could exacerbate already hazardous flood conditions, with saturated ground and swollen rivers leaving little room for further water accumulation.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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Harbison told The Republic over the phone July 2 that there would be a plea hearing July 7 but declined further comment.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
7 July 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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But they can also be placed on the footstools to transform them into additional seats.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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Hudson could make an additional $2 million each season based on playing time, so his contract’s maximum value is greater than Eluemunor’s.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
9 July 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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But once those issues were resolved, random drop-in visits from Social Services workers over the next decade yielded no citations or other issues.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
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This is one of the countless reasons the Secret Service prides ourselves on forging and maintaining relationships with other law enforcement agencies.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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“Else.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/else. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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