anyhow
Americanadverb
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in any way whatever.
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in any case; at all events.
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in a careless manner; haphazardly.
adverb
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in any case; at any rate
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in any manner or by any means whatever
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in a haphazard manner; carelessly
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Most people can focus only for three or four hours at a stretch, anyhow, so trying to work for eight solid hours isn’t really an effective use of your attention span.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
Whether he was faking it then or is faking it now is almost irrelevant anyhow.
From Slate • Sep. 16, 2024
And if the pub isn’t there, they’ll just go home and wind one another up on the internet anyhow.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2024
It was a blow for Tottenham to concede such a late equaliser at Everton on Saturday - but Ange Postecoglou's side definitely did not deserve to win anyhow.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2024
The guards seem to leave the crèche alone anyhow.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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