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English
Adjective
either-or (not comparable)
- Describing a situation in which there are only two choices.
- Describing a situation in which there is a choice between two different plans of action, but both together are not possible.
Noun
either-or (plural either-ors)
- A situation in which there is a choice between two different plans of action, but both together are not possible.
2023 March 13, Naureen Khan, “Doug Emhoff Wants Men to Clear the Path for More Kamalas”, in Cosmopolitan:“There’s a misperception out there that if some women are succeeding, that if many women are succeeding, it’s at the detriment of men,” he said. “When we support women, as men, it’s a good thing. The more women that succeed, there’s benefits to families, benefits to the economy, and benefits to our country. It’s not an either/or.”
2024 May 13, Becky Tunstall and others, “Letter: Underused housing — why it’s part of the solution too”, in Financial Times:Using existing housing better and building new homes are not either/ors but complementary. Doing both will mean a faster (and greener) solution.
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