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anyways

adverb

ˈe-nē-ˌwāz

Definition of anyways

chiefly dialect

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 The lottery is kind of a crapshoot anyways. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026 The one-sided adjustment would be a particular burden on homeowners, most of whom do not pay capital gains tax anyways as a result of existing tax exemptions. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026 Unfortunately, the cancer got him anyways. — Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026 From Alan Cumming’s Floop, the Thumb Thumbs, the spy gadgets and set-pieces, this movie is very memorable, but really visually fun to rewatch anyways. — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for anyways

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Wants to be sure her friends notice her new whatever-she's-wearing.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 May 2021
And so the Administration of Harvard, by its own admission, has taken no action whatever.

— William F. Buckley Jr., National Review, 23 Oct. 2017

Definition of whatever

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Federal investigators tied the outbreak to iceberg lettuce from central Mexico, but fears about produce hit Sweetgreen regardless.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Even if Robinson hadn’t been called for a penalty on that incomplete pass by Patrick Mahomes, the Dolphins were whistled for a second infraction on that play - a holding penalty - that gave the Chiefs a first down regardless.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of regardless

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The Tigers used motion and positioning to give Simmons extra protection, enabling him to sling it around the yard anyway.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
After all, as Steinbeck’s novels are pains to remind us, appearances are poor evidence of character anyway.

— Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

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