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
And that's what's going to impact all of that sort of Tony Award stuff anyways.
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Dave Quinn, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
This technically ups the competition for Club name Nvidia in the Chinese market, but Nvidia is no longer able to sell its made-for-China H20 chip anyways.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
FedEx has no exposure to Amazon, but its shares went down hard anyways.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
Oh, and be sure to extend your OOO dates anyways, as this spot requires a minimum five-night stay…In other words, don’t threaten us with a good time.
—Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2025
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Dave Quinn, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
This technically ups the competition for Club name Nvidia in the Chinese market, but Nvidia is no longer able to sell its made-for-China H20 chip anyways.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
FedEx has no exposure to Amazon, but its shares went down hard anyways.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
Oh, and be sure to extend your OOO dates anyways, as this spot requires a minimum five-night stay…In other words, don’t threaten us with a good time.
—Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 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, 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
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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
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“Anyways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anyways. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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