even though

idiom

used as a stronger way to say "though" or "although"
She stayed with him even though he often mistreated her.
I'm going even though it may rain.

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The Wild haven’t played well since early January and even though the schedule is ideal with a bunch of home games the rest of the way, the Wild are a completely unacceptable 14-14-1 at Xcel Energy Center and owners of the league’s worst home-ice penalty kill. Michael Russo, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025 Eli’s apparently lacks the zoning required to have a back patio — even though it’s been hosting customers in the patio area for many years. Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025 Yet, even though the central bank has piloted this quite aggressively, there isn't a significant demand for this new CBDC. Roger Huang, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025 Both key components of last year’s team are out indefinitely with significant injuries, and L.A. has been unable to compensate even though healthy stars Gabriel Pec and Marco Reus repeatedly created scoring chances against St. Louis. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for even though

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“Even though.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/even%20though. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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