every other
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1
: all those that are different or separate from the person or thing that has already been mentioned
It's a problem that's affecting this town and every other one in the state.
2
—used to say that some repeated activity, event, etc., alternately happens and does not happen in consecutive named periods
I run every other day.
The contest is held every other year.
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Since 2005, a No. 1 seed has won at least every other year.
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Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2025
It's literally spend two days in my apartment and then every other day is in a hotel, on a plane, in a car.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Vulnerable seedlings need constant care, monitoring at least every other day to avoid drying out.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2025
In February, state Rep. Chris Turner, an Arlington Democrat, filed a bill that would undo TAD’s decision to reappraise every other year.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2025
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Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2025
It's literally spend two days in my apartment and then every other day is in a hotel, on a plane, in a car.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Vulnerable seedlings need constant care, monitoring at least every other day to avoid drying out.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2025
In February, state Rep. Chris Turner, an Arlington Democrat, filed a bill that would undo TAD’s decision to reappraise every other year.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Every other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/every%20other. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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