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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His efforts to foster ties with Trump have prompted many Democrats to speculate that Adams was trying to get the president to pardon him or otherwise quash his prosecution.
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
Hence the potential upsides of choosing those easy-to-eat bagged, bottled, canned, frozen, or otherwise processed items that fall lower on the Nova scale—versus going for ones that would get the UPF stamp.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 11 Feb. 2025
In the simulated scenario, a fictional freight train carrying hazardous materials through a crowded area derails in a fiery explosion, burning or otherwise injuring 800 people.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Not fun: conflating all unusual, standalone, departure, or otherwise distinctive episodes into the term bottle episode.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
Hence the potential upsides of choosing those easy-to-eat bagged, bottled, canned, frozen, or otherwise processed items that fall lower on the Nova scale—versus going for ones that would get the UPF stamp.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 11 Feb. 2025
In the simulated scenario, a fictional freight train carrying hazardous materials through a crowded area derails in a fiery explosion, burning or otherwise injuring 800 people.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Not fun: conflating all unusual, standalone, departure, or otherwise distinctive episodes into the term bottle episode.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Or otherwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20otherwise. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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