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

Recent Examples on the Web Lawmakers passed dozens of new tax credits this year that tapped into massive revenues the state couldn’t keep and otherwise would have to return through refund checks. —

Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 1 June 2024 Its legal status was achieved in 2014, but this came with a list of prohibitions including no staring, no photography, no suggestive behavior, etc. Local clergy and others continue to mount protests (legal and otherwise) against the naked designation. —

Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024 Many of the changes since 1932 have been caused by people: cutting forests, lighting fires, transforming prairie to crop fields, draining and plowing wetlands, expanding cities and suburbs, building homes on lakes and in forests, and otherwise altering or destroying habitat. —

John Myers, Twin Cities, 26 May 2024 Yes, in 2022 the Maryland legislature enacted the most rigorous state law in the country reducing greenhouse gas emissions and otherwise addressing climate change. —

Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024 Why should women have more of a role in bringing up children and otherwise managing households than men? —

Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024 The largest case against the city over the LAPD’s actions in 2020 — a class-action lawsuit representing hundreds of protesters who allege they were injured, improperly detained and otherwise mistreated — is still pending. —

Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024 The most skilled swimmers were better able to nab prey and otherwise survive, beginning an evolutionary trajectory that would result in 50-foot-long, multi-ton ocean giants like the extremely toothy Mosasaurus. —

Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024 Always the maverick with an eye on the long-game, Rolex only supplied a limited number of watches to the British military and otherwise marched forward with innovations for the civilian market. —

Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 11 May 2024

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