as in else
in a different way
the candidate was gracious in his defeat, though he clearly wished the election had gone otherwise
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That means that volcanism on the far side must also be relatively recent, certainly in the past billion years, otherwise the wrinkle ridges would have formed much earlier.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 3 Feb. 2025
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Navy: Beat Army (which ruined the Black Knights’ otherwise successful season) and Oklahoma and finished in the Top 25.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
And Andy Reid was a 62-year-old coach with a neon void on an otherwise stellar resume.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Infected but otherwise healthy pets can be carriers and infect other animals or humans.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 1 Feb. 2025
Navy: Beat Army (which ruined the Black Knights’ otherwise successful season) and Oklahoma and finished in the Top 25.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
And Andy Reid was a 62-year-old coach with a neon void on an otherwise stellar resume.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Otherwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/otherwise. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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