Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A strictly limited choice or division between only two options.
- adjective Of or characterized by a choice or division limited strictly between two options.
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- adjective Describing a situation in which there are only two choices.
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Examples
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And, in fact, one of the researchers mentioned that in the popular understanding of poverty, it is often portrayed as an either-or.
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“There is no either-or between energy and immigration reform.”
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When it comes to meat, I don't think it's about labels, about either-or.
Chris Elam: The Laurie David Interview, Part I: Dinner is Love Chris Elam 2010
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I think we're setting up too much of an either-or situation, either you learn it young, or it's not worth anything.
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When it comes to meat, I don't think it's about labels, about either-or.
Chris Elam: The Laurie David Interview, Part I: Dinner is Love Chris Elam 2010
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When it comes to meat, I don't think it's about labels, about either-or.
Chris Elam: The Laurie David Interview, Part I: Dinner is Love Chris Elam 2010
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When it comes to meat, I don't think it's about labels, about either-or.
Chris Elam: The Laurie David Interview, Part I: Dinner is Love Chris Elam 2010
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"Both Catholics and Protestants have allowed themselves to be pushed in to this kind of binary, either-or thinking" on abortion and homosexuality, McLaren told CNN in a telephone interview.
Abortion and politics a volatile mix for U.S. Catholics 2009
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When it comes to meat, I don't think it's about labels, about either-or.
Chris Elam: The Laurie David Interview, Part I: Dinner is Love Chris Elam 2010
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When it comes to meat, I don't think it's about labels, about either-or.
Chris Elam: The Laurie David Interview, Part I: Dinner is Love Chris Elam 2010
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