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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In that span, the Chiefs went 4-16 in the playoffs, and you were left to wonder if they were cursed, jinxed or otherwise simply destined never to win — or even play in — another Super Bowl.
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Kansas City Star, 19 Dec. 2025
In many other places across the nation and world, fast trains are elevated, underground or otherwise physically separated from drivers and pedestrians.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
But there’s something to be said for processing heartbreak by spilling secrets or otherwise setting things ablaze.
—Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
Kelly’s first defense might be that under the Constitution, the president, as commander in chief, has no power to court-martial or otherwise administratively penalize him.
—Joshua Kastenberg, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 19 Dec. 2025
In many other places across the nation and world, fast trains are elevated, underground or otherwise physically separated from drivers and pedestrians.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
But there’s something to be said for processing heartbreak by spilling secrets or otherwise setting things ablaze.
—Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
Kelly’s first defense might be that under the Constitution, the president, as commander in chief, has no power to court-martial or otherwise administratively penalize him.
—Joshua Kastenberg, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Or otherwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20otherwise. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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