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 By 2026, the consensus expectation is that Fastenal will reach earnings per share of $2.40 - a sustainable and reasonable growth based on 2023's earnings of $2.02 - but even so, this figure implies a price-earnings of more than 29 by 2026. Gurufocus, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024 Carriers offer higher pay to incentivize off-duty flight attendants to pick up extra flights during such times, but even so, some turn down the offers because of the possibility of ending up stranded without a hotel room during the disruption, says Kimbrough. Whizy Kim, Vox, 3 Sep. 2024 But even so, a looming U.S. economic slowdown is possible. Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 15 Aug. 2024 But even so, only a couple hundred thousand vaccines will be available for a population of more than 100 million people. Jess Craig, Vox, 15 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for even so
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Adverb
  • Fact check: No proof Elon Musk ordered all federal workers to pass drug tests or be fired Contrary to the claim in the Threads post, however, Bezos did not post any announcement about a plan to purchase the X platform for $333 million.
    Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
  • This brings up an issue regarding white jeans, however.
    Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • The one that provided a more satisfying peanut butter-meets-chocolate flavor, though, was the collision between the Lawrence Welk Show—a Kristen Wiig signature—and Will Ferrell’s Robert Goulet.
    Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2025
  • On this occasion, though, concerning antidepressants, there is considerable evidence that coming off of SSRIs can be very difficult.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • Palmas nevertheless pointed out that not everyone would come away a winner from the new policies.
    Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The grinder has five settings, which is fewer than many other coffee makers with grinders, but nevertheless, provides some degree of adjustability.
    Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 21 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • While the polls were still open at Village Hall Tuesday, Airhart expressed confidence in his chances of ousting Jackson.
    Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Yet bullish traders still outnumber bearish traders 51% to 34%.
    John Towfighi, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • The video was filmed a few hundred miles away from Texas in Gold Canyon, Arizona, but nonetheless carried a sense of familiarity for the country musician.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
  • The story is pretty wild, but nonetheless, the bottom line is that Floyd Jr. is out, and Josh Padley has stepped in to face Stevenson.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • The network has yet to announce a formal replacement for Andrea Mitchell, the NBC News veteran who anchored a noon program for decades, and recently left.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
  • This year, the number of deaths has yet to show signs of slowing.
    Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2025

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“Even so.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/even%20so. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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