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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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Vatican watchers say the 71-year-old’s diagnosis could regardless have other unintended effects, not all of them negative.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Rachel is expected to quickly weaken and lose its tropical characteristics soon afterward regardless, bringing flooding rains inland through Sunday and Monday.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of regardless

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The activities bleed treacherously into each other—editing can involve rewriting, and writing, certainly in my case anyway, involves self-editing.

— Lola Seaton, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026
It is not expected to happen before Sunday’s game against Green Bay, although the new quarterback wouldn’t be active for that game anyway.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026

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