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.
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Hallmark programs include Title I, which provides supplemental funding to high-poverty K-12 schools used to hire teachers and otherwise support low-income communities, and the Office of Special Education Programs, which provides resources for disabled students through age 21.
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Senate Republicans rebelled late Monday night, dragging out the floor process by forcing Democrats to hold time-consuming votes on procedural motions that are usually routine and otherwise mundane.
—Mariam Khan, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2024
Today, so many villagers have gone overseas — legally and otherwise — that blocks of homes stand vacant and the social media feeds of those who remain are filled with old neighbors showing off houses and cars.
—Ryan J. Foley, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
Robinson allegedly made racist, homophobic and otherwise shocking on a pornography website message board over a decade ago.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2024
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Senate Republicans rebelled late Monday night, dragging out the floor process by forcing Democrats to hold time-consuming votes on procedural motions that are usually routine and otherwise mundane.
—Mariam Khan, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2024
Today, so many villagers have gone overseas — legally and otherwise — that blocks of homes stand vacant and the social media feeds of those who remain are filled with old neighbors showing off houses and cars.
—Ryan J. Foley, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
Robinson allegedly made racist, homophobic and otherwise shocking on a pornography website message board over a decade ago.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2024
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“And otherwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20otherwise. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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