even so

as in however
in spite of that I know you claim not to care about the breakup; even so, you keep talking about it

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Recent Examples of even so Law enforcement needs a subpoena or warrant to access student records, and even so, schools would not have any information regarding the immigration status of students. Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025 But there were dissidents within the meeting even so. Eva Amsen, JSTOR Daily, 11 June 2025 Expectations are for some disinflation, but even so a March interest rate cut is viewed as extremely unlikely. Simon Moore, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025 But even so, some aspects of the franchise had to remain for the fourth and likely final installment. Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for even so
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Adverb
  • Hale thinks the housing market overall is a bit healthier than the low level of sales might indicate, however.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • That posture is expected to shift, however.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • With a single photo, though, Swift vaulted it from obscurity into obsession.
    Malaika Crawford, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Green Bay made the Commanders look pedestrian, though, much of the night, holding them to the fewest points of the Daniels-era.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • But Raskin nevertheless concluded that a complex computer (by the standards of the day) could never exist in quantity, nor be usable by enough people to matter.
    Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Not exactly a pep talk, but comforting nevertheless.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Researchers from the Center for Whale Research, SeaDoc Society and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance confirmed the female calf was deceased, with its umbilical cord still attached when spotted in Rosario Strait near the San Juan Islands.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The Chinese yuan's recent rally against the greenback may still have room to run as Beijing guides the currency higher and is seen as favoring holding off on the next rate cut.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • This dynamic may be leading more people to try purported psilocybin products that are untested and prohibited but nonetheless sold at some retail stores, says legal researcher Mason Marks, a law professor at Florida State University who focused on psychedelics.
    Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Liquidity issue The push for retail involvement in private markets has nonetheless raised questions over whether everyday investors are equipped to take on the complexity and risk involved in the space, including the likely lack of ability to access their capital or returns for significant periods.
    Jenni Reid,Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • His obituary had also not yet been published by the funeral home.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • This sweater tank top is appropriate for fall’s crisp weather yet ideal for a warmer day spent outside.
    Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Even so.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/even%20so. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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