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
Republicans are poised to force Democrats to vote on reopening the government anyway.
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Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Ideas that didn’t follow the script but moved the work forward anyway.
—Victoria Chynoweth, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
But anyway, back to the latest.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Virginia Democrats elected him anyway.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
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Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Ideas that didn’t follow the script but moved the work forward anyway.
—Victoria Chynoweth, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
But anyway, back to the latest.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Virginia Democrats elected him anyway.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
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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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When a mysterious and legendary skeleton, badly injured, randomly resurfaced in 2018, an interdisciplinary team of researchers went to work to find out who the person was.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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The adults were randomly separated into two groups.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Researchers also discovered that dark energy had not always been dominant, appearing to begin its rule and start speeding up the expansion of the universe around 5 billion years ago, or roughly 9 billion years after the Big Bang.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The best leaders question assumptions, reimagine progress and always keep humanity at their core.—
Kelly Jones,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Miami has to keep winning regardless and clearly can’t afford a third loss this season to either NC State, Virginia Tech or Pittsburgh to close out the season.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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As long as the government shutdown remains in effect, the NPS won't be collecting entrance fees regardless.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
10 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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He was seated in the U.S. House anyways Jan. 3, 2023.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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There was only one other woman working for the team’s front office, and Cooper says her dream was to open a community center similar to a YMCA or Boys and Girls Club anyways.—
Natalie Wu,
CNBC,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Anyway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anyway. Accessed 23 Nov. 2025.
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