1
as in whatever
in spite of everything
even though it's raining, I'm going to the golf course anyhow
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2
as in randomly
without definite aim, direction, rule, or method
clothes that were hurriedly stuffed anyhow into the suitcase
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3
as in anyway
whatever else is done or is the case
your mother called and said you don't need to stop by, but I think you should anyhow
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Recent Examples of anyhow
Mom and daddy had 12, and daddy had a couple later, but anyhow, this is all mom's and daddy's 12 kids, and each charm has their little names and birthdays.
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Zachary Weiss, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
Or that’s how the official play-by-play annals of baseball would have described it, anyhow.
—Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
But anyhow, back to the beloved Single Barrel Cask Strength #13,255.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
But as Leo Schwartz reports, none of the executives responsible face prison—for the time being, anyhow.
—Nick Rockel, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
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Zachary Weiss, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
Or that’s how the official play-by-play annals of baseball would have described it, anyhow.
—Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
But anyhow, back to the beloved Single Barrel Cask Strength #13,255.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
But as Leo Schwartz reports, none of the executives responsible face prison—for the time being, anyhow.
—Nick Rockel, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anyhow
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
Adverb
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Cornbread is one of those Southern food items for which everyone has their own specific taste and preference, anyway.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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His father, Herbert, was a religious man who didn’t want his son going to the movies, but his mother, Eva, took him anyway.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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And regardless, the preservative was largely removed from vaccines in 1999.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
26 Mar. 2025
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Left unsaid: That argument may not fly and, regardless, a judge had signaled those planes should have stayed grounded.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
17 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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One lesson from the anti-CAA protests is that change doesn’t always start at the top.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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And there was always the hope of more feasts ahead.—
Eric Nagourney,
New York Times,
23 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Oh, and be sure to extend your OOO dates anyways, as this spot requires a minimum five-night stay…In other words, don’t threaten us with a good time.—
Rachel Fletcher,
Architectural Digest,
20 Feb. 2025
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The only drawback is a common one with Chromebooks, the lack of much onboard storage, but they're made for cloud work anyways and this offer can snag you three free months of Google One AI Premium which includes 2TB of Google Drive room.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PCMAG,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Anyhow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anyhow. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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