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whatever

[wuht-ev-er, wot-, hwuht-, hwuht-, hwot-, wuht-] / wʌtˈɛv ər, wɒt-, ʰwət-, ʰwʌt-, ʰwɒt-, wət- /
PRONOUN
anything
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Like Lake, defensive lineman Kobie Turner insistently cautioned that whatever Donald decides to do or not do was his former teammate’s prerogative.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

"People went from being really nice and sound to me, to just taking whatever they can," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

She opened Roth IRAs for them and matched whatever they contributed to the retirement accounts.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

I tasked each of them to craft an individual curated playlist for whatever occasion or mood they wanted to evoke for the summer.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

A hardness flutters across Mom’s eyes, but then just as quickly it’s gone, and whatever she was going to say, she now isn’t.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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