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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Since Ecuador’s landmark 2008 constitutional protection of nature, Bolivia, India, New Zealand, and other countries across the world have made natural entities legal persons, or otherwise given them inviolable rights.
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Brett Simpson, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2025
The subgenre is often marked by mental health struggles, self-destructive behavior, inner turmoil, unfulfilling or otherwise lacking relationships and an overall sense of melancholy.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
Reports have circulated in the past suggesting that Cameron is a difficult or otherwise unpleasant force to be driving the forward action of a film.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Dec. 2025
The department will also provide a free ticket and will forgive any civil fines or penalties owed for overstaying visas or otherwise failing to leave the country.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 22 Dec. 2025
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Brett Simpson, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2025
The subgenre is often marked by mental health struggles, self-destructive behavior, inner turmoil, unfulfilling or otherwise lacking relationships and an overall sense of melancholy.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
Reports have circulated in the past suggesting that Cameron is a difficult or otherwise unpleasant force to be driving the forward action of a film.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Dec. 2025
The department will also provide a free ticket and will forgive any civil fines or penalties owed for overstaying visas or otherwise failing to leave the country.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Or otherwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20otherwise. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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