something else

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: something or someone special or extraordinary

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And when Kimberly read a message Ashley sent on June 7th, something else caught her eye. — Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026 Besides running restaurants with three Michelin stars, chefs Bradley and Pic have something else in common. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 Last month, Lipton and four other Times reporters got something else as a result of their reporting - subpoenas from the Justice Department. — Terry Gross, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026 Also, watching the status lights change may cause a little bit of secondary anxiety, becoming just something else to pay attention to, rather than removing one. — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for something else

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