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Definition of howbeit

as in however

in spite of that I've never written a poem before; howbeit, I feel my first attempt is quite good

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hau̇-ˈbē-ət

as in although

in spite of the fact that our visit to Niagara Falls was very pleasant, howbeit slightly shorter than we had planned

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The Paris installation is only a small part of the project, however, since the glass factory is being rebuilt in spaces including Red Clay Studio in Tamale and a British-era colonial building.

— Gameli Hamelo, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
On its face, however, this inspirational message seems in sharp contrast to economic reality.

— Masood Ahmed, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of however

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But with a full and volatile season behind them, the two have grown closer, prompting check-ins from Bradford last month, seeking tidbits from his coach who watched OTA practices on a tablet from his Kentucky retreat.

— Chad Graff, Twin Cities, 15 June 2017
The tech firm didn’t pull that video down, but reached out to police.

— Queenie Wong, The Mercury News, 3 May 2017

Definition of but

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Throw in a third massive object, though, and the math gets ridiculously more complicated and difficult to solve.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026
This week’s talk has an extra dose of urgency, though, after two government reports showed inflation heating up for consumers and businesses — spurring speculation about how soon the Fed will raise interest rates to handle soaring prices.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of though

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But animation is just so much more expressive, so much more information can be carried through color and line size and boldness and the kind of unreal physicality that nonetheless conveys real emotion.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
But as Oliver pointed out, outright hate, and even threats to murder Liberty Biberty, just doesn’t cut it an era when negative engagement counts as engagement nonetheless.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of nonetheless

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Now, in yet another blow to national self-esteem, the ex-head of Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, the BND, has been arrested on charges of exploiting state secrets.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026
Mars has been mapped extensively for its geology, minerals and chemistry, yet researchers have lacked a unified system to classify its soils by multiple properties.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

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