as in whatever
in spite of everything
the weather looked bad, but they were resolved to go on with their picnic regardless
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Recent Examples of regardless
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
But regardless, voters are convinced, with a majority in 30 countries polled backing restrictions, and support across the political spectrum.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 17 Feb. 2026
The good news is that Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse are through to the semifinals regardless after winning six of their nine round robin matches.
—Isabel Yip, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
The series was canceled after BBC Three faced budget cuts, but its worth a watch regardless, cliffhangers be damned.
—Sammi Burke, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Feb. 2026
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This was followed by financial activities and manufacturing, where job hoppers got a boost of approximately 3% compared with those who stayed in their roles (who saw a year-over-year raise, regardless).
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
But regardless, voters are convinced, with a majority in 30 countries polled backing restrictions, and support across the political spectrum.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 17 Feb. 2026
The good news is that Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse are through to the semifinals regardless after winning six of their nine round robin matches.
—Isabel Yip, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
The series was canceled after BBC Three faced budget cuts, but its worth a watch regardless, cliffhangers be damned.
—Sammi Burke, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regardless
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
Adjective
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The plea deal dropped additional charges of attempting to influence a public servant, tampering with evidence, reckless endangerment, obstructing government operations and official misconduct from his case, according to Jefferson County court records.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
23 Feb. 2026
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He is charged with two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of involuntary manslaughter, 20 counts of cruelty to children and five counts of reckless conduct.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Tom Defur, also with the Caldwell Police Department, shared that his daughter was killed in a car crash because of an inattentive driver.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Feb. 2026
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Investigators found many of the crashes involved inattentive drivers, some of whom appeared to mistakenly assume the driver-assistance technology functioned as fully autonomous driving.—
Martina Di Licosa,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Both had a fever, a cough, a rash, pink eye, and cold symptoms.—
Andrew Jones,
CNN Money,
25 Feb. 2026
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Symptoms of measles, a virus that attacks the lungs and airways, can include fever, cough, a blotchy rash and red, watery eyes.—
Andrew Jones,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Andrew Sanders, 40, is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, assault and obstructing a peace officer, all misdemeanors, as well as careless driving and failing to stay in one lane, both traffic infractions.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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Brooklyn got careless, committing nine turnovers in the quarter.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The rules of polite society would bar this particular group from fraternizing together in such a heedless manner, but the Bridgerton wrap party brought the crew together for what appears to have been a very good time indeed.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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At the time, investors were understandably looking ahead to an all-inclusive fourth-quarter ramp, which probably would have tripped into excessive optimism and heedless speculation.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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And, by all accounts, his impetuous pardon of Cuellar may backfire.—
Mary Ellen Klas,
Mercury News,
20 Dec. 2025
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Kelly’s impetuous decision to drop everything and travel abroad forces his loyal team, including publicist Liz (Laura Dern) and agent Ron (Sandler), among others, to join him.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
2 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Karlsson was on the wrong side of the puck all evening, made careless decisions and generally played a thoughtless game.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Facing the prospect of a return to normalcy, and perhaps emboldened by Yaya’s thoughtless offer to hire Agnes as her assistant, Agnes picks up a rock and prepares to murder the model with it.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Regardless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regardless. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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