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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Years later, South Africa’s Jonty Rhodes and Paul Collingwood of England were equally committed to the craft and showed a glimpse of where fielding was headed; the heights, horizontal or otherwise, that could be reached.
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James Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
But due to complicated nuclear physics, really massive stars explode differently and don’t leave behind any remnant, black hole or otherwise.
—Bill Smith, JSTOR Daily, 4 Sep. 2025
Sometimes, these groups overlap with other violent networks, including those that traffic child pornography and target and exploit vulnerable minors into cutting or otherwise hurting themselves.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
Johnson argued the Oversight investigation, which has subpoenaed records from DOJ and the Epstein estate, is the better path because committee investigators will pore over the files and redact any identifying or otherwise confidential information.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
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James Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
But due to complicated nuclear physics, really massive stars explode differently and don’t leave behind any remnant, black hole or otherwise.
—Bill Smith, JSTOR Daily, 4 Sep. 2025
Sometimes, these groups overlap with other violent networks, including those that traffic child pornography and target and exploit vulnerable minors into cutting or otherwise hurting themselves.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
Johnson argued the Oversight investigation, which has subpoenaed records from DOJ and the Epstein estate, is the better path because committee investigators will pore over the files and redact any identifying or otherwise confidential information.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Or otherwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20otherwise. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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