or anything

idiom

informal
: or a similar thing
Do you want some pretzels or anything?

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My pops and my mother didn’t play the guitar, sing, or anything like that. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 26 Feb. 2026 The sheriff’s department specifically requested footage that includes cars, traffic, people or pedestrians, or anything that feels out of the ordinary or important. Randi Kaye, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026 Korea, in particular, lived in the American imagination mostly as grainy Movietone war footage—mud, sandbags, Marines—certainly not as a place that might produce a hit record, starlets, or anything resembling glamour. Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Feb. 2026 Never use essential oils or anything that has been treated with preservatives, painted, or stained. Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for or anything

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“Or anything.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20anything. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.

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