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 Seeing one on land is remarkable, seeing one on sea ice is something else entirely. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 There’s something else in this piece that has to do with Modernism. — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 And eventually, maybe even soon, something else will put Netflix out of business. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026 Miss a question in English class and perhaps the red door symbolizes something else. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 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 1 Sep. 2026.

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