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—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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Not only are less experienced chefs likely to attempt the dish, others may ruin it by adding extra ingredients or otherwise modifying Younger’s concept. —

Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024 Editorial Note: Opinions, analyses, reviews or recommendations expressed in this article are those of the Select editorial staff’s alone, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any third party. —

Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024 Social Security’s internal workings are so recondite and poorly understood by average voters that numerous possible ways of imposing benefit cuts or otherwise harming the program are hiding in plain sight. —

Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024 Adams’ lawyers, however, have not reflected those claims in legal arguments, whether by alleging selective prosecution or otherwise. —

Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for or otherwise