as in else
in a different way
the candidate was gracious in his defeat, though he clearly wished the election had gone otherwise
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Recent Examples of otherwise
Her few attempts at straight tension, especially a slightly bizarre final confrontation with Amalric’s angry husband figure, stick out from an otherwise playful feature.
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Guilherme Jacobs, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
The trillions in investment that the world needs to mitigate and adapt to climate change will come in forms that might otherwise be classified broadly as infrastructure, venture capital, or private equity.
—Justin Worland, Time, 10 May 2025
Now, as public health director for Lubbock, Texas, Wells is at the center of a measles outbreak that has infected more than 700 people in Texas alone, sent more than 90 to the hospital and killed two otherwise healthy children.
—Dan Gorenstein, NPR, 9 May 2025
The hope, for both sets of players, is that victory in Bilbao can be the ultimate distraction from their misgivings in the league, and give their respective fans something to cheer about in an otherwise chastening season.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
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Guilherme Jacobs, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
The trillions in investment that the world needs to mitigate and adapt to climate change will come in forms that might otherwise be classified broadly as infrastructure, venture capital, or private equity.
—Justin Worland, Time, 10 May 2025
Now, as public health director for Lubbock, Texas, Wells is at the center of a measles outbreak that has infected more than 700 people in Texas alone, sent more than 90 to the hospital and killed two otherwise healthy children.
—Dan Gorenstein, NPR, 9 May 2025
The hope, for both sets of players, is that victory in Bilbao can be the ultimate distraction from their misgivings in the league, and give their respective fans something to cheer about in an otherwise chastening season.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for otherwise
Adverb
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So, what else then is the U.S. doing about the NB.1.8.1?—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Just as brown and white cords might have different meanings in different genres, other variables could shift too: a llama-hair cord might mean one thing in a census and something else entirely in a tribute record.—
Sam Kean,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2025
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Germany and Leverkusen were built differently for good reason, but there is at least the suggestion that, alongside Musiala, Wirtz is not quite Wirtz.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Each state is responding differently to changes at the federal level.—
John F. McQuillan,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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“Otherwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/otherwise. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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