as in always
whatever else is done or is the case
the minister is fixing to get married, leastways that's what everyone at the diner was saying
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Adverb
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Family vacations always meant swimming, fishing, kayaking or anything in the water.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026 -
Her boyfriend is sometimes, but not always, respectful or courteous to us.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The Masters, season’s first of four golf majors, tees off Thursday at Augusta anyway with Scottie Scheffler (ho hum) the betting favorite per DraftKings followed by Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau.—
Greg Cote
April 5,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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For one, a team could be penalized for being overly aggressive in pursuit of a desperation comeback late in a contest and seeing an 11-point loss turn into a 16-point defeat, though that sounds more like the actions of a non-lottery team, anyway.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Leastways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leastways. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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