1
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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Caught in the vortex of egos is Cardinal Lawrence (played by a sharp Ralph Fiennes), an Englishman who’d tried to resign recently from his post over his growing doubt about his beliefs, but who was charged by the late pope to lead the conclave anyway.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
A couple of months after that, Trump started charging them dues anyway.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The same report argued that some of the productions that got tax benefits probably would have filmed in New York anyway.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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Justin asks to be excused, but is selected anyway, rounding out a dozen folks who’d rather be doing anything other than their civic duty.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
A couple of months after that, Trump started charging them dues anyway.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The same report argued that some of the productions that got tax benefits probably would have filmed in New York anyway.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Next Gala: Sabrina Carpenter Performs, Laufey Wants to Collaborate With Reneé Rapp
Justin asks to be excused, but is selected anyway, rounding out a dozen folks who’d rather be doing anything other than their civic duty.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 28 Oct. 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 bits of myself ended up making it into the character regardless.Kazuma Hashimoto, Them, 28 Oct. 2024
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Among registered voters who regard Trump as a fascist, 8% support him regardless, the poll found.Emily Chang, ABC News, 25 Oct. 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 21 Nov. 2024.
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