as in however
in spite of that
sometimes you can be a real jerk, but I like you nonetheless
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Recent Examples of nonetheless
The runners-up route would nonetheless involve substantial travel and multiple time-zone transitions — a reminder that in 2026, a more thermally forgiving path does not necessarily mean a less demanding one.
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Alan McCall, New York Times, 5 June 2026
There was also Oak Grove Road, a name unrelated to blazing speed, which nonetheless played host to the Oak Grove 100.
—Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
The singing and acting talent is nonetheless exceptional, partly because the tour’s director Ryan Emmons (maintaining the original Broadway staging by Jessica Stone) has clearly let the performers find their own characters and voices.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2026
The beanie doesn't quite go with the outfit or the weather, but the mom shows up for soccer practice in her fashion-forward ensemble nonetheless.
—Caroline Killilea, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
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Alan McCall, New York Times, 5 June 2026
There was also Oak Grove Road, a name unrelated to blazing speed, which nonetheless played host to the Oak Grove 100.
—Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
The singing and acting talent is nonetheless exceptional, partly because the tour’s director Ryan Emmons (maintaining the original Broadway staging by Jessica Stone) has clearly let the performers find their own characters and voices.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2026
The beanie doesn't quite go with the outfit or the weather, but the mom shows up for soccer practice in her fashion-forward ensemble nonetheless.
—Caroline Killilea, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
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Adverb
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The Rockets couldn’t capitalize, however, as the Timberwolves’ pressure near the Reading goal proved to be a challenge all night.—
Matt Goisman,
Boston Herald,
11 June 2026
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Amodei, however, remained optimistic about AI's impact on humanity and its ability, for instance, to cure medical maladies.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
Adverb
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Sometimes he was described as a modern-day Cyrus, a Persian king and a pagan in the Hebrew Bible whom God nevertheless anointed and would use for his purposes.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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The missiles did little damage, but the Iranian attack nevertheless put extreme pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hit Tehran militarily.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
Adverb
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Even now, though, my favorite Jongno bar is still Friends.—
Anton Hur,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
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With the way these games have been going, though, a one-goal lead was not safe.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
Adverb
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Election officials estimated there are still about 368,000 ballots left to process countywide.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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More compelling still is soccer’s socioeconomic and cultural and geopolitical capital.—
Leander Schaerlaeckens
June 8,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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“Nonetheless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonetheless. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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