nevertheless
adverb
nev·er·the·less
ˌne-vər-t͟hə-ˈles 
: in spite of that : however
… her childish but nevertheless real delight …—
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I am, nevertheless, a multicellular organism of reasonably complex structure …
—Natalie Angier, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2007
Nevertheless, resistance to equal opportunities and fair pay for female athletes remained strong.
—Christopher Hitchens, New York Times Book Review, 21 Aug. 2005
Instead, I drew a series of circles around myself, with borders that shifted as time passed and faces changed but that nevertheless offered the illusion of control. An inner circle, where love was constant and claims unquestioned.
—Barack Obama, Dreams From My Father, 1995
She was filled with emotions that were utterly ridiculous, that she despised, yet that nevertheless she was feeling so strongly she could not shake them off.
—Doris Lessing, The Story and Its Writer, 1987
Her date was a bit of a slob, but she had fun nevertheless.
It was a predictable, but nevertheless funny, story.
Natalie Angier, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2007
Nevertheless, resistance to equal opportunities and fair pay for female athletes remained strong.
—Christopher Hitchens, New York Times Book Review, 21 Aug. 2005
Instead, I drew a series of circles around myself, with borders that shifted as time passed and faces changed but that nevertheless offered the illusion of control. An inner circle, where love was constant and claims unquestioned.
—Barack Obama, Dreams From My Father, 1995
She was filled with emotions that were utterly ridiculous, that she despised, yet that nevertheless she was feeling so strongly she could not shake them off.
—Doris Lessing, The Story and Its Writer, 1987
Her date was a bit of a slob, but she had fun nevertheless.
It was a predictable, but nevertheless funny, story.
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And so, although accountability may sometimes arrive late, the music is nevertheless part of the inspiration that ultimately pushes a society to reject and hold the regime accountable — to move towards transitional justice.
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—Daniel M. Stuart, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
The two sides nevertheless inched closer to a deal.
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Christina Hioureas, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2026
Goenka was also skilled at using the language of universalism to secularize Buddhist meditation, presenting himself as a committed non-Buddhist who nevertheless accessed its benefits.
—Daniel M. Stuart, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
The two sides nevertheless inched closer to a deal.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
The sheriff’s office told the Miami Herald that the Friday call was likely a hoax, but deputies were nevertheless checking the area.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
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nevertheless
adverb
nev·er·the·less
ˌnev-ər-t͟hə-ˈles
: in spite of that : however
a tiring but nevertheless enjoyable day
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