1
as in whatever
in spite of everything
even though it's raining, I'm going to the golf course anyhow
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2
as in randomly
without definite aim, direction, rule, or method
clothes that were hurriedly stuffed anyhow into the suitcase
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3
as in anyway
whatever else is done or is the case
your mother called and said you don't need to stop by, but I think you should anyhow
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Recent Examples of anyhow
The band does that without pretending to look like Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and John Bonham, which wouldn’t work anyhow because Zeppelin needs a six-person ensemble to do its magic.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
So for now anyhow, the Packers are all in on the trio of Nixon, Hobbs and Valentine.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The couple, who met in WWE and starred in a reality show about their life as celebrity parents, say plenty is keeping them busy outside the professional wrestling ring anyhow, perhaps even enough to fill the pages of another book.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Success at the tournament is likely the best marketing strategy, anyhow.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
So for now anyhow, the Packers are all in on the trio of Nixon, Hobbs and Valentine.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The couple, who met in WWE and starred in a reality show about their life as celebrity parents, say plenty is keeping them busy outside the professional wrestling ring anyhow, perhaps even enough to fill the pages of another book.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Success at the tournament is likely the best marketing strategy, anyhow.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anyhow
Adverb
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Wants to be sure her friends notice her new whatever-she's-wearing.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 May 2021
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And so the Administration of Harvard, by its own admission, has taken no action whatever.—
William F. Buckley Jr.,
National Review,
23 Oct. 2017
Adverb
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As for whether the teams care, the answer is no — not until next week, anyway.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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Tatis’ right wrist was not wrapped in anyway upon arriving at the Padres clubhouse at 3:45 p.m.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 June 2025
Adverb
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But, regardless, Google’s latest survey still paints a bleak picture.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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The Times reported, on Tuesday, that the Administration felt boxed in, essentially, and that Netanyahu was going to conduct a military assault on Iran regardless.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
18 June 2025
Adverb
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France — always in the mix in the major tournaments of the women’s game, yet still without a trophy.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Jordan once fired on a small hut suspected of shooting down a U.S. helicopter and later learned that women and children were among the dead inside, a revelation that always haunted him, even though his actions were found to be legal, the clemency petition said.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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But anyways, by the end of it all, there's a much bigger picture.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Plus, going out and eating food should be sure to get your energy back up anyways.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Anyhow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anyhow. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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