1
as in whatever
in spite of everything
even though it's raining, I'm going to the golf course anyhow
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2
as in randomly
without definite aim, direction, rule, or method
clothes that were hurriedly stuffed anyhow into the suitcase
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3
as in anyway
whatever else is done or is the case
your mother called and said you don't need to stop by, but I think you should anyhow
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Recent Examples of anyhow
Many more can pay their debt, but work in jobs that don’t require a degree anyhow.
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Allison Schrager, Mercury News, 14 June 2025
Melvin was going to take Harrison out of the ballgame anyhow, but Harrison walked off the field alongside trainer Dave Groeschner.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
The band does that without pretending to look like Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and John Bonham, which wouldn’t work anyhow because Zeppelin needs a six-person ensemble to do its magic.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
So for now anyhow, the Packers are all in on the trio of Nixon, Hobbs and Valentine.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Allison Schrager, Mercury News, 14 June 2025
Melvin was going to take Harrison out of the ballgame anyhow, but Harrison walked off the field alongside trainer Dave Groeschner.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
The band does that without pretending to look like Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and John Bonham, which wouldn’t work anyhow because Zeppelin needs a six-person ensemble to do its magic.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
So for now anyhow, the Packers are all in on the trio of Nixon, Hobbs and Valentine.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anyhow
Adverb
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Wants to be sure her friends notice her new whatever-she's-wearing.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 May 2021
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And so the Administration of Harvard, by its own admission, has taken no action whatever.—
William F. Buckley Jr.,
National Review,
23 Oct. 2017
Adverb
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Sánchez lost a contract incentive that would’ve paid him $50,000 for making the All-Star Game, but the Phillies will give him the bonus amount anyway.—
Daniel R. Epstein,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Buying cooling sheets might be throwing money at a perimenopause and menopause problem but since your bed needs sheets anyway, why not get some that cater to your hot-sleeping self?—
Jessica Hartshorn,
Flow Space,
14 July 2025
Adverb
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The next one for Brazil, if converted, would have won it regardless.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
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While the trade war is ongoing, and the end-game is unclear, what is apparent is that many companies are going to be able to grow earnings regardless.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
Adverb
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My friends at camp loved those and would always ask to read them.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
9 July 2025
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In spite of close cultural and business ties between the two countries, cooperation between has not always been straightforward due to different financing systems and legislation.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
9 July 2025
Adverb
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Talking about Linux in this context is pretty irrelevant anyways, since the Xbox consoles run a variant of Windows.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
1 July 2025
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And in addition to making Wintour allegedly broke careers too—most famously of Vogue editors Grace Mirabella and André Leon Talley—according to their interviews and memoirs anyways.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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