as in whatever
in spite of everything
the weather looked bad, but they were resolved to go on with their picnic regardless
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Recent Examples of regardless
Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
But regardless, everyone is a winner in the hair department.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2025
And regardless, immigrants seeking asylum continue to have a right to do so under both U.S. and international law.
—John A. Ragosta, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2025
By providing that access, USAID may have violated the Privacy Act of 1974, three experts on the law told ProPublica, regardless if the engineers were government employees at the time.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 9 Feb. 2025
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So consider the current situation a victory regardless.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
But regardless, everyone is a winner in the hair department.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2025
And regardless, immigrants seeking asylum continue to have a right to do so under both U.S. and international law.
—John A. Ragosta, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2025
By providing that access, USAID may have violated the Privacy Act of 1974, three experts on the law told ProPublica, regardless if the engineers were government employees at the time.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 9 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regardless
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
Adjective
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Meanwhile, Democrats slammed the Signal chat as a reckless violation of secrecy that could have put service members in harm’s way.—
Stephen Groves,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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Last year’s Reds dealt with injuries, bad defense, and aggressive base running that sometimes bordered on reckless, among other issues.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Over the years, Trong and his allies have promoted an image of the United States as evil and inattentive to Hanoi’s needs.—
David Brown,
Foreign Affairs,
29 June 2015
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An inattentive public might simply see a Washington melee—the disrupters against the bureaucrats.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Side effects like upset stomach, headache, skin rash, or itching can also occur.1 Therapies The only therapy that may help treat tinea versicolor is phototherapy or ultraviolet light.9 Phototherapy isn't commonly used as a treatment because it hasn't been widely studied and is less accessible.—
Sarah Bradley,
Health,
23 Mar. 2025
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Is that rash a minor skin irritation or the first symptom of a deadly illness?—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The team held a multiple-point lead with seconds to go, but careless defense and turnovers cost them.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Top-four defencemen Darnell Nurse and Jake Walman were also careless with the puck at times.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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To meet the extraordinary demands of irresponsible operational expenses, the trustees have set the payout at nearly 5.5% every year since 2011 — diminishing future purchasing power to pay for a heedless present.—
Clifford Ando,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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Such moves would transform him from a successful entrepreneur and political adviser into something far more problematic: a billionaire wielding government power for personal gain, heedless of the dire threat to important government institutions and government functions.—
Zachary Karabell,
Foreign Affairs,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The sometimes impetuous Nasser and the reserved and uncharismatic Hasan al-Hudaybi, the Brotherhood’s general guide (the top official) at this time, grew to hate each other in the years immediately following the revolution.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Aug. 2018
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Sheinbaum must walk a fine line between her constituents, who don’t want to see Mexico humiliated — or go broke — and the unpredictable, impetuous Trump.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Nor, Miss Manners uncharacteristically assures you, is making thoughtless strangers feel better.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2025
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As has happened so often with the Trump White House’s thoughtless policy decisions, this one was reversed a day later.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Regardless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regardless. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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