nonetheless
adverb
none·the·less
ˌnən-t͟hə-ˈles 
: in spite of what has just been said : nevertheless
The hike was difficult, but fun nonetheless.
… smaller but nonetheless important research programs.—
Malcolm W. Browne
Malcolm W. BrowneMore removed from vineyards, but worth a side trip nonetheless, is the small city of Mirepoix.—Kim Marcus
Kim MarcusFish-belly gray and homely as oatmeal, it nonetheless evokes the fresh, mild scent and flavor of the catch of the day.—Nancy Coons
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sometimes you can be a real jerk, but I like you nonetheless
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The Australian government advises its citizens against traveling to Ukraine to fight, but some have nonetheless chosen to volunteer with international brigades.
—Eric Cheung, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
The then-leader of the Conservative Party would later estimate that the clandestine Chinese effort cost his party at least five, and as many as nine, seats in the election of 2021—not enough to change the outcome of the election, but a significant impact nonetheless.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
But the more fiery messaging stood out nonetheless.
—Max Bultman, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
This cycle also saw No Labels threaten, and then fail, to field an alternative candidate, which nonetheless pointed to voters seeking an alternative to the status quo.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2025
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Eric Cheung, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
The then-leader of the Conservative Party would later estimate that the clandestine Chinese effort cost his party at least five, and as many as nine, seats in the election of 2021—not enough to change the outcome of the election, but a significant impact nonetheless.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
But the more fiery messaging stood out nonetheless.
—Max Bultman, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
This cycle also saw No Labels threaten, and then fail, to field an alternative candidate, which nonetheless pointed to voters seeking an alternative to the status quo.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2025
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nonetheless
adverb
none·the·less
ˌnən-t͟hə-ˈles
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