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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3
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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Recent Examples of anyway
If Jacob doesn't pay up, the land will default to him anyway.
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
But the 30-day notice came anyway, just days after her husband lost his job as a machine operator.
—Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
Even though some people urged her to forget about basketball this winter and concentrate on volleyball, the 6-foot-1 forward forged ahead anyway.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Trump officials may take a $2.4 billion contract from Verizon and give it to Musk’s company anyway.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
But the 30-day notice came anyway, just days after her husband lost his job as a machine operator.
—Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
Even though some people urged her to forget about basketball this winter and concentrate on volleyball, the 6-foot-1 forward forged ahead anyway.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Trump officials may take a $2.4 billion contract from Verizon and give it to Musk’s company anyway.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for anyway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anyway
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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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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But whatever the method, the goal was always to delight and one-up each other.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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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
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An extended stay in space A former senior NASA official told CNN that SpaceX never communicated such a proposition to agency leadership — and NASA likely would not have entertained the idea regardless.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
12 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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“Anyway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anyway. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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