something else

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: something or someone special or extraordinary

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There are, counting the Ed Sullivan, eight buildings in the district that once were Broadway theaters and are now used for something else. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026 But the motive behind Operation Metro Surge may have been something else entirely. — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 But there is something else tied to his Jewish heritage that keeps things in perspective — the struggles his grandmother went through escaping liquidation at the hand of the Nazis in her Polish hometown. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 These setbacks have left vast portions of the multibillion-dollar site vacant, prompting calls to pivot away from mixed-use retail toward … something else. — Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for something else

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“Something else.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/something%20else. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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