or otherwise
idiom
—used to refer to something that is different from something already mentioned
Intentionally or otherwise, they never told her about the party.
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The best heroes are beloved because their choices — admirable, messy, or otherwise — are hard ones made in service of something greater.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
There is no official agreement, internal or otherwise, and Republicans and Democrats Wednesday sounded no closer to a path forward.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2025
Users of both Replika and GPT-4o, an older model offered within ChatGPT, have grieved when technical changes caused their bots to lose memories or otherwise shift their behavior.
—Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2025
Those policies along with his enthusiasm for Citi Bike reflect the likely mayor’s views on the role of government to address safety—as well as his willingness to agree and disagree with his political opponents and back measures that are common sense, socialist or otherwise.
—Evan Friss, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
There is no official agreement, internal or otherwise, and Republicans and Democrats Wednesday sounded no closer to a path forward.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2025
Users of both Replika and GPT-4o, an older model offered within ChatGPT, have grieved when technical changes caused their bots to lose memories or otherwise shift their behavior.
—Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2025
Those policies along with his enthusiasm for Citi Bike reflect the likely mayor’s views on the role of government to address safety—as well as his willingness to agree and disagree with his political opponents and back measures that are common sense, socialist or otherwise.
—Evan Friss, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Or otherwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20otherwise. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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