as in whatever
in spite of everything
the weather looked bad, but they were resolved to go on with their picnic regardless
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as in reckless
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Recent Examples of regardless
Ben Standig, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile in the day-glo halls, other Team X members surrender… but are shot dead regardless.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 Dec. 2024
Some earlier special editions could eke out a few more, but regardless, the Evora was the fastest car Lotus had ever made.
—Jeremy Korzeniewski, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2024
But Martinis and his colleagues pressed on regardless, publishing a proof-of-principle experiment (opens a new tab) using five qubits in 2014.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
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However, football lifer Dan Quinn knew not to thrust the rookie quarterback into a leadership role regardless.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile in the day-glo halls, other Team X members surrender… but are shot dead regardless.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 Dec. 2024
Some earlier special editions could eke out a few more, but regardless, the Evora was the fastest car Lotus had ever made.
—Jeremy Korzeniewski, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2024
But Martinis and his colleagues pressed on regardless, publishing a proof-of-principle experiment (opens a new tab) using five qubits in 2014.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
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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
Adjective
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He was arrested without incident and faces charges of two counts of risk of injury to a minor, breach of peace, assault and reckless endangerment.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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The Wild didn’t like seeing Spurgeon, a top defenseman, knocked out of their lineup for a number of weeks by a reckless play from a rookie who had previously been suspended nine times in juniors and twice in the AHL.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Randle's bully ball and inattentive defense are mucking everything up.—
Jon Krawczynski,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
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Lead Exposure In Children Caused Millions Of US Psychiatric Cases And Must End By Sean Duke Science Editor 0 The co-author of a new landmark study that says lead exposure caused 151 million Americans to become depressed, anxious, inattentive or hyperactive has called for it to be banned.—
Mark R. Weaver,
Newsweek,
4 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The main symptom is a skin rash, which may be dry, itchy, irritated, and swollen.2 Most commonly, eczema rashes appear on the face, head, elbows, and/or knees.—
Laura Dorwart,
Verywell Health,
7 Jan. 2025
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The three stages are flu-like illness, mouth sores, and skin rash.—
Sarah Bradley,
Health,
15 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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His careless blind backhand pass in the neutral zone on a Blackhawks power play was intercepted and the Calgary Flames went down the ice to score their fifth goal of the game — and the fourth Jones was on for Monday night.—
Scott Powers,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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People with depression may be distracted on the road, have a slower reaction time, or have careless or impulsive driving behaviors, like hard braking or speeding.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Health,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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To this day, heedless shootings at parades are not unheard of in the Big Easy.—
Maurice Carlos Ruffin,
TIME,
3 Jan. 2025
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The gunman raised the weapon, heedless of a woman standing nearby on the sidewalk.—
Maria Cramer,
New York Times,
5 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The sometimes impetuous Nasser and the reserved and uncharismatic Hasan al-Hudaybi, the Brotherhood’s general guide (the top official) at this time, grew to hate each other in the years immediately following the revolution.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Aug. 2018
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Sheinbaum must walk a fine line between her constituents, who don’t want to see Mexico humiliated — or go broke — and the unpredictable, impetuous Trump.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Perhaps a bored retiree at home one New Year’s Eve will spot thoughtless kids shooting off fireworks one year.—
Penny Abeywardena,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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The hearing swung from thoughtless to scandalous when one representative suggested that the murderous hawk was a better mascot for Planned Parenthood than for New Hampshire.—
Casey Cep,
The New Yorker,
28 Dec. 2024
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“Regardless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regardless. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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