1
as in whatever
in spite of everything
I know I really can't afford it, but I'm buying that new car anyway
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2
as in randomly
without definite aim, direction, rule, or method
do it anyway you feel like
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3
as in always
whatever else is done or is the case
pack an extra sweater anyway, as you never know when you might end up needing it
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Recent Examples of anyway
Ché strongly suggests that Perón’s campaign was run less than honorably…but anyway, JP wins the election.
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Marley Marius, Vogue, 29 June 2025
But Mira loves it anyway and also has a special gift for Violet — a locket with a violet inside.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
When one player retreats to the original side, another player kicks her off the cliff anyway.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 June 2025
As for whether the teams care, the answer is no — not until next week, anyway.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 21 June 2025
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Marley Marius, Vogue, 29 June 2025
But Mira loves it anyway and also has a special gift for Violet — a locket with a violet inside.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
When one player retreats to the original side, another player kicks her off the cliff anyway.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 June 2025
As for whether the teams care, the answer is no — not until next week, anyway.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 21 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for anyway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anyway
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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France — always in the mix in the major tournaments of the women’s game, yet still without a trophy.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Jordan once fired on a small hut suspected of shooting down a U.S. helicopter and later learned that women and children were among the dead inside, a revelation that always haunted him, even though his actions were found to be legal, the clemency petition said.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
Adverb
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The next one for Brazil, if converted, would have won it regardless.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
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While the trade war is ongoing, and the end-game is unclear, what is apparent is that many companies are going to be able to grow earnings regardless.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
Adverb
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And in addition to making Wintour allegedly broke careers too—most famously of Vogue editors Grace Mirabella and André Leon Talley—according to their interviews and memoirs anyways.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Ancient Egyptian custom barred women from the title of pharaoh, but in 1473 B.C.E., Hatshepsut declared herself pharaoh anyways.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
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“Anyway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anyway. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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