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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]

Example Sentences

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Something else that could help: If financial-services firms talked less about longevity risk and more about longevity opportunities.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 18, 2025

Something else is happening now: AI is costing workers their jobs if their bosses believe they aren’t embracing the technology fast enough.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

Something else that shouldn’t be discounted: the Bruins’ defense.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2024

Something else that came up is people staring at you in the street.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2024

Something else begins to fill me, though, an energy like the flaming heat of the sun—all 5,600 degrees Celsius of it—and I make a pact with myself.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

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