even though

phrase

used as a stronger way to say "though" or "although"
She stayed with him even though he often mistreated her.
I'm going even though it may rain.

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The study of a patient’s urine was an extremely popular practice in the Middle Ages, even though doctors could tell precious little about what was ailing someone just by looking at a sample in a jar. T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026 The threats returned last July, even though one person involved in the earlier case has been convicted. ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026 That didn’t stop the Suns from using the NBA’s famous Larry Bird exception to extend forward Dillon Brooks by three years, $73 million, even though the club is well above the league’s salary cap of $165 million. Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Mel, perhaps rather incorrectly, has seen herself as Becca’s caretaker, even though that’s not how Becca sees it and not what objectively is true. Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for even though

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“Even though.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/even%20though. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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