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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Sunday’s forecast calls for patchy fog before 8 a.m. and otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2024
In exchange, megafauna trampled, ate and otherwise deterred the grasses’ main botanical competitors, such as shrubs and trees, and fertilized the fields with their copious dung.
—Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
Anyone experiencing these illnesses should call 911 right away and move to a cooler area, drink liquids and otherwise attempt to lower their body temperature.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 2 July 2024
Giving to social service organizations spiked as expected in 2020, as many people sought to support low-income and otherwise vulnerable people by donating to food banks, domestic violence organizations and homeless shelters.
—Anna Pruitt, The Conversation, 25 June 2024
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2024
In exchange, megafauna trampled, ate and otherwise deterred the grasses’ main botanical competitors, such as shrubs and trees, and fertilized the fields with their copious dung.
—Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
Anyone experiencing these illnesses should call 911 right away and move to a cooler area, drink liquids and otherwise attempt to lower their body temperature.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 2 July 2024
Giving to social service organizations spiked as expected in 2020, as many people sought to support low-income and otherwise vulnerable people by donating to food banks, domestic violence organizations and homeless shelters.
—Anna Pruitt, The Conversation, 25 June 2024
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“And otherwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20otherwise. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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