something else

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Definition of something elsenext
as in beauty
something very good of its kind That gourmet meal was really something else!

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Recent Examples of something else So if Zelig did not harm himself, could something else have happened? — Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 30 July 2026 Some have already finished and found their way to something else entirely. — Alexandra Walsh, Washington Post, 29 July 2026 How much must Cohen tell you about her trauma to elevate this from just an hour of comedy to something else? — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 July 2026 What began as a trip to inspect the business quickly became something else entirely. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for something else

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“Something else.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/something%20else. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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