as in whatever
in spite of everything
I don't care what you say—I'm going anyways!
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Recent Examples of anyways
Bosses might assume these doubts will slow Gen Z down, but 54% still regularly browse for new roles anyways.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
If refusing to allow these Chinese students to attend our schools causes 15 percent of them to fail then these schools should fail anyways because they are being propped up by the CCP.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
The grand jury also found that despite a permit request to use the full street 50 days a year not being granted by the city, Walton had been doing so anyways.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
And yeah, during the challenge, you’re not allowed to use firearms anyways.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 14 Aug. 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
If refusing to allow these Chinese students to attend our schools causes 15 percent of them to fail then these schools should fail anyways because they are being propped up by the CCP.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
The grand jury also found that despite a permit request to use the full street 50 days a year not being granted by the city, Walton had been doing so anyways.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
And yeah, during the challenge, you’re not allowed to use firearms anyways.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anyways
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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But regardless, salmon seem to hold more intrinsic value to us.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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Internal free agents There’s a high degree of turnover slated to hit the Dolphins’ roster, regardless, with a slew of players bound for free agency.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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This is the second sequel to a perfect film that doesn’t need it this year, but again, millennials will be watching anyway.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Prosecutors contend police were justified in searching the backpack to make sure there were no dangerous items and that the gun, notebook and other evidence would have eventually been found anyway.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Anyways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anyways. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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