and otherwise
idiom
—used to refer to something that is additional to something already mentioned
The company has been having problems, financial and otherwise, for several years.
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The show captures a sense of thrilling chaos — emotional, professional, and otherwise — and manages to keep a light, spiky tone that balances the heavier material.
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
Davos 2026 served as both a mirror and a map — a place to confront the fractures and forge new logic for a world being rapidly rewritten by intelligence, artificial and otherwise.
—Sol Rashidi, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
There may be a trickle-down factor at play there, symbolically and otherwise, with the festival’s figurehead being the woman who is the best known among all pop stars for being eager to share her stage on just about any occasion, whether with elder legends or complete unknowns.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
Sunday Rose's square, open-toed and otherwise black stilettos featured a pink and white ruffle texture that gave the appearance of a patch of flowers from a distance.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
Davos 2026 served as both a mirror and a map — a place to confront the fractures and forge new logic for a world being rapidly rewritten by intelligence, artificial and otherwise.
—Sol Rashidi, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
There may be a trickle-down factor at play there, symbolically and otherwise, with the festival’s figurehead being the woman who is the best known among all pop stars for being eager to share her stage on just about any occasion, whether with elder legends or complete unknowns.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
Sunday Rose's square, open-toed and otherwise black stilettos featured a pink and white ruffle texture that gave the appearance of a patch of flowers from a distance.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
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“And otherwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20otherwise. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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