anyways

American

[en-ee-wayz] / ˈɛn iˌweɪz /

adverb

a nonstandard variant of anyway.

anyways British

/ ˈɛnɪˌweɪz /

adverb

a nonstandard word for anyway

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And keep in mind that influencers have an easier time getting into restaurants with impossible-to-get reservations than people like us do, so our experience wouldn’t be similar to theirs, anyways.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

The Puerto Rican said he was recovering from injury but "probably wouldn't have gone anyways."

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

“We are not seeing, so far anyways, much spreading of higher oil prices to prices of other goods and services,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

“It was already risky. The buildings were vulnerable over there anyways, and people knew that this would come.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2025

And anyways, who would be crazy enough to pick up three group-home-looking kids in the middle of the night?

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

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