or otherwise
idiom
—used to refer to something that is different from something already mentioned
Intentionally or otherwise, they never told her about the party.
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Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2024
Arguably more important, a reliable, interesting, or otherwise alluring food concept goes a long way to getting people in the door, especially in a county awash with breweries.
—Brandon Hernández, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2024
Wine, natural or otherwise, is now as important as beer.
—Will Hawkes, Saveur, 29 May 2024
How alienating would a soundless eternity—downstairs, up, or otherwise—be for someone to whom listening was so primary an act.
—Raymond Cummings, SPIN, 28 May 2024
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Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2024
Arguably more important, a reliable, interesting, or otherwise alluring food concept goes a long way to getting people in the door, especially in a county awash with breweries.
—Brandon Hernández, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2024
Wine, natural or otherwise, is now as important as beer.
—Will Hawkes, Saveur, 29 May 2024
How alienating would a soundless eternity—downstairs, up, or otherwise—be for someone to whom listening was so primary an act.
—Raymond Cummings, SPIN, 28 May 2024
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“Or otherwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20otherwise. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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