either way
idiom
—used to say that whether one or the other of usually two possible decisions, actions, or results is chosen the result will be the same
I'm not sure if I will take the bus or train, but either way I will be there tonight.
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Samsung says the results will be the same either way.
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Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 23 Jan. 2025
Some of the previous 18 were significantly more successful than others, but either way, the Bears had not ever fired a coach mid-season — until Matt Eberflus.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
But either way, Butler’s days with the Heat appear to be coming to an end soon.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
Availability of Jalen Hurts is important but, either way, Saquon Barkley will be able to do damage on the ground.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 23 Jan. 2025
Some of the previous 18 were significantly more successful than others, but either way, the Bears had not ever fired a coach mid-season — until Matt Eberflus.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
But either way, Butler’s days with the Heat appear to be coming to an end soon.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
Availability of Jalen Hurts is important but, either way, Saquon Barkley will be able to do damage on the ground.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Either way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/either%20way. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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