anyways
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(r) used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
- Anyhow, he is dead now
- I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet
- I don't know what happened to it; anyway, it's gone
- anyway, there is another factor to consider
- I don't know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle
- in any event, the government faced a serious protest
- but at any rate he got a knighthood for it