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as in whatever
in spite of everything
I know I really can't afford it, but I'm buying that new car anyway
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2
as in randomly
without definite aim, direction, rule, or method
do it anyway you feel like
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as in always
whatever else is done or is the case
pack an extra sweater anyway, as you never know when you might end up needing it
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Recent Examples of anyway
And so that realization certainly grew my heart, anyway.
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Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2024
But as Bishop approaches another retirement in a few years, that credit has come due anyway.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
When those discussions failed, Warner Bros. slapped a new name on the series, changed its location, and proceeded anyway in clear violation of Crichton’s contract.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
The Browns politely disagree, but go with it anyway.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2024
But as Bishop approaches another retirement in a few years, that credit has come due anyway.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
When those discussions failed, Warner Bros. slapped a new name on the series, changed its location, and proceeded anyway in clear violation of Crichton’s contract.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
The Browns politely disagree, but go with it anyway.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anyway
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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
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MacKinnon is the league’s best player, a hockey robot, who has always been more concerned about winning than feelings.Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Disposable batteries are almost always going to outlive rechargeable batteries, but this headlamp wouldn’t quit.Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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But questions remain about who will lead the minority party in the House next year — though facing a Republican supermajority, Democrats have little power to pass their own legislation regardless.Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
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The saddest part came when Aubrey thanked her dad for going to the effort to throw her a birthday party regardless.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Lorne Michaels had warned him that flying weekly between New York and London to film would be too grueling, but Yang went ahead with it anyways.Sarah Burke, Them, 23 Oct. 2024
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My small chronos with similarly elaborate timing scales are pretty much illegible anyways.Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Anyway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anyway. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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