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.

Examples of and otherwise in a Sentence

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“And otherwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20otherwise. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.

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