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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This idea is neatly illuminated in the seminal What Can One Do with a Paving Stone, 1971, comprising a series of black-and-white photographs mounted to canvas and showing the artist variously carrying, caressing, wrapping, and otherwise handling the titular stone.
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News Desk, Artforum, 22 Feb. 2026
Cameras showed audience members nodding along, shaking their shoulders and otherwise getting into the music.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Feb. 2026
The Winter Olympics this year had a strong start, sartorially speaking and otherwise.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 22 Feb. 2026
Shirtcliff didn’t caption any of the photos and otherwise not publicly spoken about Dane’s death.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
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News Desk, Artforum, 22 Feb. 2026
Cameras showed audience members nodding along, shaking their shoulders and otherwise getting into the music.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Feb. 2026
The Winter Olympics this year had a strong start, sartorially speaking and otherwise.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 22 Feb. 2026
Shirtcliff didn’t caption any of the photos and otherwise not publicly spoken about Dane’s death.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
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“And otherwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20otherwise. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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