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in any event

ADVERB
anyway
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anyhow ever once
WEAK
at all at any rate however in any case in any manner nevertheless
PREPOSITION
notwithstanding
Synonyms
STRONG
nevertheless nonetheless withal
WEAK
after all against at any rate but despite for all that howbeit in any case in spite of on the other hand regardless of though to the contrary

Example Sentences

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She will need a lawyer to buy a house, in any event, and it’s a false economy to try to navigate a divorce — they are rarely, if ever, amicable — without representation.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 14, 2025

Amid the maelstrom, Taylor lost his head, played a square ball that was a bad idea and also poorly executed in any event and that was the catalyst for the opener.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2024

Harris and Trump are here now, in any event.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2024

And in any event, the issue is sure to figure in an appeal.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2024

Strict separation of the races would have threatened slaveholders’ immediate interests and was, in any event, wholly unnecessary as a means of creating social distance or establishing the inferior status of slaves.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander