howbeit 1 of 2

as in however
in spite of that I've never written a poem before; howbeit, I feel my first attempt is quite good

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as in although
in spite of the fact that our visit to Niagara Falls was very pleasant, howbeit slightly shorter than we had planned

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Adverb
  • Even if there’s nothing to fear about this new database, however, good results in science depend on trust.
    Caren Zucker, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025
  • In a characteristic act of self-contradiction, however, his foreign policy is based on a significant overestimation of American power.
    KORI SCHAKE, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Adverb
  • My mother spoke of my grandmother’s sober beauty, plain and simple but nevertheless an inspiration to my grandfather.
    Jhumpa Lahiri, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
  • But Latin America’s ideals of el bien común have nevertheless helped shape legal codes into the present—including international law.
    Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 30 June 2025
Adverb
  • Keeping him and Bradley may be less interesting to Indiana, though.
    Tony East, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
  • Taillon, though, had kept the Astros off the board until Altuve’s home run on his 107th pitch to end his day.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
Conjunction
  • But scientists and doctors say things aren’t that simple — and a belief that exposing children to marijuana, either directly or indirectly, is harmless isn’t supported by the facts.
    Daniel M. Jimenez, The Cannifornian, 22 June 2017
  • But with a full and volatile season behind them, the two have grown closer, prompting check-ins from Bradford last month, seeking tidbits from his coach who watched OTA practices on a tablet from his Kentucky retreat.
    Chad Graff, Twin Cities, 15 June 2017
Adverb
  • Those types of harm can be difficult to quantify but are nonetheless impactful.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 July 2025
  • Trump's business assets are held by the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, which is controlled by his son, Donald Trump Jr., but government watchdog groups have nonetheless expressed concern about how Trump may be using his position as president to generate personal profits.
    Kelsey Walsh, ABC News, 1 July 2025
Adverb
  • Real punched their ticket to this quarterfinal with a 1-0 win over Juventus, and have yet to get much out of Kylian Mbappe, who is rounding his way into form.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
  • Cooler cities and states don't need AC - yet Alaska leads the nation in going without AC, according to an analysis of U.S. Department of Energy data by University of California, Berkeley professor Lucas Davis.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 5 July 2025
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“Howbeit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/howbeit. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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