Synonyms of other than
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Preposition
other than a new jacket, I bought no special clothes for the wedding
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
Unlike most other modern democracies, America has never held a national vote on a question other than who should occupy the presidency and vice presidency.
—The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Emma Green, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Plus, the polished wide-leg cut means no one would ever clock them as anything other than real trousers.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2026
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Preposition
His civil rights conviction was largely thanks to Manly-Williams, who was the lone eyewitness, other than the victim.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
Unlike most other modern democracies, America has never held a national vote on a question other than who should occupy the presidency and vice presidency.
—The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Conjunction
At the same time, feminists have never quite known what to do with women like Schlafly or Waters, or, for that matter, with Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika, other than calling them hypocrites for having big careers while singing the virtues of staying home.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Plus, the polished wide-leg cut means no one would ever clock them as anything other than real trousers.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Other than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/other%20than. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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