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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Every time there was a track meet or a basketball game or some other event, Brian had to tell us all about it. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026 In Brazil, voting is fully electronic — meaning votes are counted much more quickly than in some other countries. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 Writers demand all kinds of different styles in their music; some want instrumental, some don’t mind lyrics, some want mellow classical while others want heavy metal or some other kind of driving beat. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026 There are some other lovely aspects to the launch, which debuts next week. — James Manso, Allure, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for some other

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