as in whatever
in spite of everything
I don't care what you say—I'm going anyways!
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Recent Examples of anyways
What’s the difference between a cardiac arrest and a heart attack, anyways?
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Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2025
Feel the fear and do it anyways because the fear won’t just go away on its own.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
On the other, the way most Brazilian clubs have been run in recent decades is hardly a model of sustainability and decency anyways.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
By the end of the 1990s, just about no recreational diver was using a mechanical watch anyways, so the whole idea of a mechanical dive watch today is a nostalgic exercise in postmodern irony.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024
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Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2025
Feel the fear and do it anyways because the fear won’t just go away on its own.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
On the other, the way most Brazilian clubs have been run in recent decades is hardly a model of sustainability and decency anyways.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
By the end of the 1990s, just about no recreational diver was using a mechanical watch anyways, so the whole idea of a mechanical dive watch today is a nostalgic exercise in postmodern irony.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anyways
Adverb
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Wants to be sure her friends notice her new whatever-she's-wearing.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 May 2021
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And so the Administration of Harvard, by its own admission, has taken no action whatever.—
William F. Buckley Jr.,
National Review,
23 Oct. 2017
Adverb
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So, while the teenager may not actually claim the Conn Smythe Trophy and cash that nice bonus this spring, he’s already scored a win regardless.—
Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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But the game is not full priced regardless, and should release for $30 this week elsewhere.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Finding another generational full-back with a unique skill set would feel impossible anyway and in what seems a limited market, Liverpool have an even tougher job on their hands.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Ariana Grande doesn’t need to release a brand new album – not a full one, anyway – to score another hit.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Anyways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anyways. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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