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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Milwaukee Public Schools, and its contractors are working throughout the summer to repaint, clean, and otherwise remove safety issues in schools posed by lead paint. Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025 As the temperature rises underground, this highly contagious and rapidly mutating microorganism multiplies and unleashes its brain-controlling, body-bursting terrors on the facility’s inhabitants – human and otherwise. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025 Litton agrees with an increasing number of researchers who argue that actively composing shots, thinking about framing and light, and otherwise taking photos with intention leads to greater enjoyment, more vivid memories, and increased visual focus. AFAR Media, 4 Aug. 2025 But since falling for the script and snapping it up, execs at Universal and Lego Group have elected to take the material in a direction, visually and otherwise, befitting the Lego brand. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for and otherwise

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“And otherwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20otherwise. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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