as in whatever
in spite of everything
I don't care what you say—I'm going anyways!
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The only drawback is a common one with Chromebooks, the lack of much onboard storage, but they're made for cloud work anyways and this offer can snag you three free months of Google One AI Premium which includes 2TB of Google Drive room.
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K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 17 Feb. 2025
But why do so many people care about seeing the Mona Lisa, anyways?
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 28 Jan. 2025
What’s the difference between a cardiac arrest and a heart attack, anyways?
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2025
Feel the fear and do it anyways because the fear won’t just go away on its own.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 17 Feb. 2025
But why do so many people care about seeing the Mona Lisa, anyways?
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 28 Jan. 2025
What’s the difference between a cardiac arrest and a heart attack, anyways?
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2025
Feel the fear and do it anyways because the fear won’t just go away on its own.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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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, they are set up to move forward with the comfort knowing that their investments, and their potential future splashes, are protected.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Apr. 2025
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Ideally, of course, the team could deliver that same brand of basketball regardless.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
22 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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But some things go wrong anyway: Charity has a strange obsession with her only living sister.—
Hannah Madlener,
Glamour,
2 May 2025
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Luckily, my dog doesn’t bother the plants—except the ones in the garden—but this plant stand gives me peace of mind anyway.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2025
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“Anyways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anyways. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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