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 no serious sports fan listens to that nonsense anyways.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
There was only one other woman working for the team’s front office, and Cooper says her dream was to open a community center similar to a YMCA or Boys and Girls Club anyways.
—Natalie Wu, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2025
Bosses might assume these doubts will slow Gen Z down, but 54% still regularly browse for new roles anyways.
—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
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
There was only one other woman working for the team’s front office, and Cooper says her dream was to open a community center similar to a YMCA or Boys and Girls Club anyways.
—Natalie Wu, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2025
Bosses might assume these doubts will slow Gen Z down, but 54% still regularly browse for new roles anyways.
—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
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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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There are still some subtle differences in the forecast track of the storm that could make snow totals higher or lower in places, but the storm will pack a punch regardless.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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However, a mass exodus of a number of the state’s billionaires — more than 200 people — would have a notable effect on state revenue, regardless.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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For one day anyway, with Olympic gold on the line, that’s going to change.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
21 Feb. 2026
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Bath towels are, in theory anyway, meant to stay soft and clean.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Anyways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anyways. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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