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
Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
And how else could injuries impact the final puzzle?
—Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 June 2024
Kristy Walker—Fortune The pandemic had sent the startup’s delivery business soaring, but as lockdowns eased and customers stopped being willing to pay high delivery fees to have someone else shop on their behalf, Instacart needed to develop other ways to make money.
—Maria Aspan, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2023
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Adverb
In Philadelphia, visual artist Nova Villanueva will spend Tuesday evening doing something — anything — else.
—Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
And how else could injuries impact the final puzzle?
—Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
One major character drops out of the picture only to show up later, briefly, as a dead body in the night, anonymous to everyone else onscreen but not to us.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 June 2024
Kristy Walker—Fortune The pandemic had sent the startup’s delivery business soaring, but as lockdowns eased and customers stopped being willing to pay high delivery fees to have someone else shop on their behalf, Instacart needed to develop other ways to make money.
—Maria Aspan, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for else
Adverb
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As with the first email, the second deadline was handled very differently across Trump’s administration.—
Christian Datoc,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
4 Mar. 2025
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But Okereke, 28, was utilized differently in 2024 and didn’t have nearly the same impact before back injury ended his season 12 games in.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Hamrick, the economic analyst, said any visible impact from large-scale boycott campaigns would most likely require more consistency — which is difficult to achieve when many people in the United States depend on chain corporations for their daily purchases.—
Angela Yang,
NBC News,
28 Feb. 2025
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For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyle.—
Gretchen Eichenberg,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Party spokesperson Cho Seung-rae urged the Constitutional Court to dismiss Yoon as soon as possible to avoid further public unrest and anxiety.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole is set to undergo further testing on his throwing elbow following elbow soreness that wouldn't go away.—
Zach Pressnell,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 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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After the initial 24-hour blackout, The People’s Union has scheduled additional weeklong boycotts of specific companies throughout the year, targeting Amazon, Nestlé, Walmart, General Mills, Target and McDonald’s.—
Angela Yang,
NBC News,
28 Feb. 2025
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This story has been updated with additional information.—
Andy Rose,
CNN,
27 Feb. 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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Most divisions of the agency, which employs scientists and specialists in weather, oceans, biodiversity, climate and other research and planetary monitoring fields, were affected.—
Eric Zerkel, Mary Gilbert and Angela Fritz,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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Her other bylines include National Geographic, TIME, Travel + Leisure, Lonely Planet and Fodor’s.—
Johanna Read,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Else.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/else. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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