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
But big investors tend to seek out homes in need of significant repair, properties that many households are wont to avoid anyways.
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Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2025
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Clark sat out Saturday's preseason opener for Indiana, but the Fever won anyways, defeating the Mystics 79-74 in a game that got a little chippy at times.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
And that's what's going to impact all of that sort of Tony Award stuff anyways.
—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
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Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2025
How to Watch Indiana Fever vs. Brazil National Team:
Date: Sunday, May 4, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM ET
Channel: ESPN
Stream: Fubo (Try for free)
Clark sat out Saturday's preseason opener for Indiana, but the Fever won anyways, defeating the Mystics 79-74 in a game that got a little chippy at times.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
And that's what's going to impact all of that sort of Tony Award stuff anyways.
—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
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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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The next one for Brazil, if converted, would have won it regardless.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
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While the trade war is ongoing, and the end-game is unclear, what is apparent is that many companies are going to be able to grow earnings regardless.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
Adverb
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Everyone’s posting 100 times a day anyway, so the content tends to get lost.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
1 July 2025
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But the point is, the games didn’t end anyway, so all of this was pointless and just left open-ended for more seasons someday or spin-offs.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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“Anyways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anyways. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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