one or the other
idiom
: one of two persons or things but not the other
One or the other of us will have to go.
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One Southern Living reader suggests adding both cinnamon and nutmeg rather than one or the other.
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Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2025
Key to the film’s success is the one-two punch of Destiny and Henry, an effortlessly charismatic pairing that hurts the film whenever one or the other is off the screen, as when Claressa goes to China by herself.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
Most dance techniques privilege one or the other, because weight is so difficult to master.
—Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent research shows that employees who use both in-person and digital wellness options are twice as engaged as those who only use one or the other.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2025
Key to the film’s success is the one-two punch of Destiny and Henry, an effortlessly charismatic pairing that hurts the film whenever one or the other is off the screen, as when Claressa goes to China by herself.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
Most dance techniques privilege one or the other, because weight is so difficult to master.
—Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent research shows that employees who use both in-person and digital wellness options are twice as engaged as those who only use one or the other.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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“One or the other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20or%20the%20other. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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