The angry customer said he would take his business elsewhere. Elsewhere in the same book she gives another date.
The parts are produced elsewhere.
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The Middle East is a new location for Chinese with the United States as the two superpowers are also at odds elsewhere, not least over Taiwan and the South China Sea and with rising there.—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025 Trump might care little about how Xi managed his sphere of influence, but images of China’s using force to crush Taiwan’s democracy would likely galvanize opposition in the United States and elsewhere, just as Russia’s aggression against Ukraine angered democratic publics.—Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025 Seems like the era of bold berries and bright reds on the step-and-repeat (and elsewhere) might be making a downshift towards subtler hues.—Violeta Valdés, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2025 The Santa Clara Master Gardeners Spring Garden Fair is a terrific place to select plants not readily available elsewhere, selected for outstanding taste, beauty and performance in the local soil and climate.—Debby Rice, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for elsewhere
Word History
Etymology
Middle English elleswher, going back to Old English elles hwær — more at else entry 1, where entry 1
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of elsewhere was
before the 12th century
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