as in however
in spite of that
I know you claim not to care about the breakup; even so, you keep talking about it
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Recent Examples of even so
That's a very wealthy state, but even so, very few people earn that much.
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Adam McKay’s toxically smug dissection of Dick Cheney fails to take the full measure of this monstrous vice-president, but even so, Bale taps into something elemental about the man’s arrogance and domineering personality.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026
But even so, both the state and CMS saw drug possessions increase.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2026
Sheriff‘s deputies eventually were stationed outside the home, but even so, a pizza delivery driver walked food that had been ordered for someone in the neighborhood up to the door of the Guthrie home.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Adam McKay’s toxically smug dissection of Dick Cheney fails to take the full measure of this monstrous vice-president, but even so, Bale taps into something elemental about the man’s arrogance and domineering personality.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026
But even so, both the state and CMS saw drug possessions increase.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2026
Sheriff‘s deputies eventually were stationed outside the home, but even so, a pizza delivery driver walked food that had been ordered for someone in the neighborhood up to the door of the Guthrie home.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for even so
Adverb
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With Ohtani both hitting well and appearing more refreshed lately, however, he’s been in the batting order for his past three starts on the mound.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Asia markets, however, opened lower Thursday as Mideast worries keep investors on edge.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
Adverb
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Since 1990, though, at least 2 million have returned, a reverse migration that’s reshaping the region’s politics and changing the calculus for the Democratic and Republican parties.—
Theodore R. Johnson,
Washington Post,
3 June 2026
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This particular brand of freedom is clearly not serving us well, though, because one set of statistics after another continues to tell us that our mental health and wellbeing are plummeting in an alarming way.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
Adverb
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While the Colombia of 2026 is nowhere near as deadly as the Colombia of the 1990s, when the FARC was ruling over swaths of the country, the South American nation is nevertheless regressing in terms of security.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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There’s a list of parts made from recycled bits which is fairly meaningless when the exercise is all at the concept level but nevertheless shows where GM’s thinking is heading.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 June 2026
Adverb
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The New York Post said the call came in as the assault was still underway.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Though not as high in elevation as the observatory, Laramie was still more than 7,000 feet higher than my body was used to.—
Alexandra Oliva
June 1,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
Adverb
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But the regulation would nonetheless upend USCIS' longstanding policy of interviewing virtually all asylum applicants before making a decision on their claims, allowing for quick rejections of cases where the paper record suggests the applicants did not meet the 1-year deadline.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Not from State and Madison streets, but from Chicago nonetheless.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2026
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