and otherwise
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—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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Use Insect Repellent to Avoid Bug Bites Stinging, biting, and otherwise irritating bugs are prevalent in summer.
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Sarah Richards, Verywell Health, 3 June 2025
The novel takes place in a quiet British suburb where people act, as people almost always do, according to the rules, unwritten and otherwise.
—Claire Lynch
june 3, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
That lofty perch makes Hubble’s views sharper and deeper—and even broader, by allowing the telescope to gather types of light invisible to human eyes and otherwise blocked by Earth’s air.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 29 May 2025
There’s plenty at stake, financial and otherwise, for one of the Padres’ top starters.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
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Sarah Richards, Verywell Health, 3 June 2025
The novel takes place in a quiet British suburb where people act, as people almost always do, according to the rules, unwritten and otherwise.
—Claire Lynch
june 3, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
That lofty perch makes Hubble’s views sharper and deeper—and even broader, by allowing the telescope to gather types of light invisible to human eyes and otherwise blocked by Earth’s air.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 29 May 2025
There’s plenty at stake, financial and otherwise, for one of the Padres’ top starters.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
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“And otherwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20otherwise. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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