for that matter

phrase

: so far as that is concerned

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But will Cook speak, or even appear for that matter, at Wednesday's event? Mark Yarm, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2026 But the Black community’s politics—for that matter, politics in any practical sense—is entirely elided. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 After individually making some of the most important films of the 1970s — of all time, for that matter — Lucas and Spielberg joined forces on what their pal and contemporary Martin Scorsese might call Pure Cinema. Frank Deruggiero, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026 Nor, for that matter, did Sylvia Plath or any of the Bronte sisters. Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for for that matter

Word History

First Known Use

1575, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of for that matter was in 1575

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“For that matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20that%20matter. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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