1
as in whatever
in spite of everything
I know I really can't afford it, but I'm buying that new car anyway
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2
as in randomly
without definite aim, direction, rule, or method
do it anyway you feel like
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3
as in always
whatever else is done or is the case
pack an extra sweater anyway, as you never know when you might end up needing it
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Recent Examples of anyway
Unfazed, the couple decided to come to Kansas City anyway, celebrating the Fourth of July weekend with Garrett Jorgensen’s sister, who lives in Kansas City.
—
Eleanor Nash
july 4,
Kansas City Star,
4 July 2026
John Wilson/Netflix ©2026 Netflix is going to throw away money on blockbuster critical flops anyway.
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Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
The central narrator panics, but at the command of their higher-ups, the team heads in anyway.
—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
3 July 2026
Performers who were prepped for the parade made the best of it by putting their shows on in Independence Square anyway.
—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
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Eleanor Nash
july 4,
Kansas City Star,
4 July 2026
John Wilson/Netflix ©2026 Netflix is going to throw away money on blockbuster critical flops anyway.
—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
The central narrator panics, but at the command of their higher-ups, the team heads in anyway.
—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
3 July 2026
Performers who were prepped for the parade made the best of it by putting their shows on in Independence Square anyway.
—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for anyway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anyway
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Wants to be sure her friends notice her new whatever-she's-wearing.
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And so the Administration of Harvard, by its own admission, has taken no action whatever.
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These options let the computer randomly generate numbers for you.
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Iran got a midfielder from Germany when his aunt, a television and film star in Tehran, randomly posted a family photo on social media.
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While teenagers have always looked to older peers for inspiration, social media has accelerated and amplified this process.
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The Boyle Heights blaze, similar to the Eaton and Palisades fires, has revealed the region’s air monitoring can’t always tell people what they’ve been exposed to in a disaster.
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Sherman didn’t give a definite answer to that but expects the Marlins to compete regardless.
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Elsewhere, unauthorized bathing persisted anyway, especially during hot weather, and a long-distance swimming race that had been held since 1905 continued regardless in defiance of the authorities.
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His proposal was rejected but Freeman patented his prototype anyways, with the hope that the concept would be revisited in the future.
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That isn't stopping Republican state officials from saying the lines should be redrawn anyways.
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“Anyway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anyway. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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