either-or

alternative either/or

1. not comparableDescribing a situation in which there are only two choices.
2. not comparableDescribing a situation in which there is a choice between two different plans of action, but both together are not possible.

plural either-ors · alternative either/or

1. A situation in which there is a choice between two different plans of action, but both together are not possible.

   Using existing housing better and building new homes are not either/ors but complementary. Doing both will mean a faster (and greener) solution.

   2024 May 13, Becky Tunstall and others, “Letter: Underused housing — why it’s part of the solution too”, in Financial Times, archived from the original on 13 May 2024

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   “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.”

   2023 March 13, Naureen Khan, “Doug Emhoff Wants Men to Clear the Path for More Kamalas”, in Cosmopolitan, archived from the original on 13 Mar 2023