either way
idiom
—used to say that whether one or the other of usually two possible decisions, actions, or results is chosen the result will be the same
I'm not sure if I will take the bus or train, but either way I will be there tonight.
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But either way, the team believes the Incas used the site as a large-scale accounting device.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
But either way, the manufacturing share of GDP rose in Germany and fell elsewhere in the eurozone.
—Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 17 Nov. 2025
That being said, a first-place finish is all but guaranteed either way as long as Spain beats Georgia, with Turkey facing an almighty deficit in goal difference ahead of its trip to Seville in the final qualifying match.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
Still, what will be only Miami and Washington’s 17th all-time meeting figures as a competitive game liable to swing either way.
—Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
But either way, the manufacturing share of GDP rose in Germany and fell elsewhere in the eurozone.
—Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 17 Nov. 2025
That being said, a first-place finish is all but guaranteed either way as long as Spain beats Georgia, with Turkey facing an almighty deficit in goal difference ahead of its trip to Seville in the final qualifying match.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
Still, what will be only Miami and Washington’s 17th all-time meeting figures as a competitive game liable to swing either way.
—Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Either way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/either%20way. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.
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