nevertheless
adverb
nev·er·the·less
ˌne-vər-t͟hə-ˈles 
: in spite of that : however
… her childish but nevertheless real delight …—
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I am, nevertheless, a multicellular organism of reasonably complex structure …
—Natalie Angier, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2007
Nevertheless, resistance to equal opportunities and fair pay for female athletes remained strong.
—Christopher Hitchens, New York Times Book Review, 21 Aug. 2005
Instead, I drew a series of circles around myself, with borders that shifted as time passed and faces changed but that nevertheless offered the illusion of control. An inner circle, where love was constant and claims unquestioned.
—Barack Obama, Dreams From My Father, 1995
She was filled with emotions that were utterly ridiculous, that she despised, yet that nevertheless she was feeling so strongly she could not shake them off.
—Doris Lessing, The Story and Its Writer, 1987
Her date was a bit of a slob, but she had fun nevertheless.
It was a predictable, but nevertheless funny, story.
Natalie Angier, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2007
Nevertheless, resistance to equal opportunities and fair pay for female athletes remained strong.
—Christopher Hitchens, New York Times Book Review, 21 Aug. 2005
Instead, I drew a series of circles around myself, with borders that shifted as time passed and faces changed but that nevertheless offered the illusion of control. An inner circle, where love was constant and claims unquestioned.
—Barack Obama, Dreams From My Father, 1995
She was filled with emotions that were utterly ridiculous, that she despised, yet that nevertheless she was feeling so strongly she could not shake them off.
—Doris Lessing, The Story and Its Writer, 1987
Her date was a bit of a slob, but she had fun nevertheless.
It was a predictable, but nevertheless funny, story.
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The two Chinese supertankers are the first from the Asian nation observed taking barrels out of Persian Gulf, a boon for Beijing but nevertheless underscoring that the country has also been squeezed by the conflict.
—Julian Lee, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
They are accompanied by terrible hip-hop songs, most likely produced by artificial intelligence, that are nevertheless oddly catchy.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
That’s just four more than the Kings, who dangle near the bottom of the league in both wins and regulation wins but nevertheless sit one point back of Nashville (84) for the second wild card with a game in hand on the Predators.
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Home and family are your main focus; nevertheless, romance and playful diversions also appeal to you.
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Julian Lee, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
They are accompanied by terrible hip-hop songs, most likely produced by artificial intelligence, that are nevertheless oddly catchy.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
That’s just four more than the Kings, who dangle near the bottom of the league in both wins and regulation wins but nevertheless sit one point back of Nashville (84) for the second wild card with a game in hand on the Predators.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026
Home and family are your main focus; nevertheless, romance and playful diversions also appeal to you.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
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nevertheless
adverb
nev·er·the·less
ˌnev-ər-t͟hə-ˈles
: in spite of that : however
a tiring but nevertheless enjoyable day
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