as in whatever
in spite of everything
I don't care what you say—I'm going anyways!
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Recent Examples of anyways
And that's what's going to impact all of that sort of Tony Award stuff anyways.
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Dave Quinn, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
This technically ups the competition for Club name Nvidia in the Chinese market, but Nvidia is no longer able to sell its made-for-China H20 chip anyways.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
FedEx has no exposure to Amazon, but its shares went down hard anyways.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
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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Dave Quinn, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
This technically ups the competition for Club name Nvidia in the Chinese market, but Nvidia is no longer able to sell its made-for-China H20 chip anyways.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
FedEx has no exposure to Amazon, but its shares went down hard anyways.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anyways
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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Rasmussen believes people would still misconstrue the science regardless, particularly with leaders in the Trump administration who have spent years undermining the safety of vaccines or have a history of promoting dubious supplements.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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The throw did not interfere with the play, but the umpiring crew convened regardless.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
6 June 2025
Adverb
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Rewind too early and the blue shell will hit you anyway.—
Kris Holt,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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About 20,000 of those customers were actually ineligible for no-fee trash services from the city but were getting it anyway.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2025
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“Anyways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anyways. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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