even so

as in however
in spite of that I know you claim not to care about the breakup; even so, you keep talking about it

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Recent Examples of even so But even so, some aspects of the franchise had to remain for the fourth and likely final installment. Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 13 Feb. 2025 Whale Rider director Niki Caro plays with the notion that no one is a fiercer warrior than a mom protecting her young, but even so, The Mother is a replacement-level event film trying to cash in on a trendy action style. Will Leitch, Vulture, 8 Feb. 2025 Yet even so, there are reasons to be optimistic. Lisa Caldwell, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 The president-elect even so far as to threaten primarying any Republican who refused to do so. Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for even so
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Adverb
  • Many economists, however, are much less convinced of his argument, with some even noting that a trade deficit can be a reflection of a strong economy and the power of the US to effectively stimulate the global economy.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
  • Morrissey, however, told PEOPLE that Williams never scheduled her new medical evaluation.
    Liza Esquibias, People.com, 20 May 2025
Adverb
  • Howe, though, loves him and is keen to retain Pope and build competition.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 June 2025
  • Pesticides are unique among chemicals, though, says Melissa Perry, an environmental epidemiologist and dean of George Mason’s College of Public Health.
    Matt Fuchs, Time, 5 June 2025
Adverb
  • Trump is perturbed by the lack of movement but is nevertheless still ordering his envoy Steve Witkoff to continue his efforts.
    Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
  • But the noise that greeted Arteta’s strike will live long in the memory nevertheless.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Adverb
  • Phoenix still is following in a parent’s footsteps: His mother, Wendy, is a Northwestern alumna.
    Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
  • At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it is still undetermined.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2025
Adverb
  • Even if another 26 cases still under review at the start of last month are eventually taken up, the resulting prosecution rate would nonetheless hover around 12%.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025
  • These are people, as Kamensky put it, who never ended up as marble statues but who nonetheless played a critical role in establishing a new nation.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2025
Adverb
  • Of course, just because the impact of tariffs may not be fully seen yet does not mean the stock market must re-test its lows from April.
    Jesse Pound, CNBC, 30 May 2025
  • And yet, through it all, there stands Burks, likely to again be available at the veteran minimum and seemingly more than willing to return with nothing guaranteed other than a paycheck.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2025

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“Even so.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/even%20so. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

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