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
There are people from very different cultures living in this country, and what is depicted may not represent the diet most Americans eat anyway.
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Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2026
The Utility Reform Network, an organization also known as TURN that closely watches and challenges utility filings, said the company knew the program was not cost-effective but kept doing it anyway in 2022.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
But Walt insisted on opening anyway.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
For the next three games anyway, starting Saturday against the New York Islanders.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026
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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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In theory, people investing their money may be closely following certain events, but others could just be randomly guessing.—
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And then randomly pick people up off the street after that.—
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Her absence forced the defense to step up in order to work around a Maryland offense that was almost always in motion – except for 6-3 guard Yarden Garzon, who stationed herself on the perimeter waiting for a teammate to kick out to her for a shot.—
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The DeamPlush fabric feels incredibly luxurious and resembles a cloud, which is why my daughter always wants to borrow it on chilly school days.—
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But regardless, salmon seem to hold more intrinsic value to us.—
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Internal free agents There’s a high degree of turnover slated to hit the Dolphins’ roster, regardless, with a slew of players bound for free agency.—
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But no serious sports fan listens to that nonsense anyways.—
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Yeah, and considering how much it’s dialed back on Max Originals, you mostly get hit with the nostalgic HBO static over Max’s beep-boop swell anyways.—
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“Anyway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anyway. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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