some other

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: a different : another
The main road is closed, so you'll need to find some other way to get there.

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Doing away with tolls would mean maintenance of the roads would have to come from some other funding source. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 While potentially helpful, these approaches are aimed at changing student or parent behavior but do little to address some other underlying reasons students are missing school, such as school climate. — Jerome A. Graham, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026 The best player in the country this year will undoubtedly be a guard, linebacker or some other less than glamourous position at some less than glamourous school, but only the film grinders will know. — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 At the same time, some other large businesses — including Target and Walmart — rolled back their DEI efforts. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for some other

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“Some other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/some%20other. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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