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something else

Idioms  
  1. A person, thing, or event that is quite remarkable, as in That pitcher is something else, or Her new film is something else. The else in this idiom means “other than ordinary.” [Colloquial; early 1990s]


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How do you personally gauge the true state of China’s economy—official data, alternative indicators, or something else?

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

But with that momentum also came something else.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

“I had planned on having a wonderful time, get lost in the debauchery, degeneracy, but I discovered something else, deeper, more profound.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

It used to be far easier to spot computer-generated visual creations - often used by fraudsters - because AI would make blunders, like adding an extra finger or something else that was obviously weird.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

But then I hear something else coming from somewhere deep inside me.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

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