as in though
in spite of that
I'm all out of eggs; however, I can still make us a nice breakfast
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Beyoncé's upcoming halftime show at the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens game on Christmas, which will also air live on the service, however, will be glitch-free — according to her mom, Tina Knowles.
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Jack Irvin, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
Capitol, however, was morally opposed to leaving any spare change rattling in the kids’ pockets—and the kids agreed.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2024
Max added that real water was only needed for the close-ups, however.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
The chase, however, was called off when the man started speeding toward a school zone, Fortner said.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Jack Irvin, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
Capitol, however, was morally opposed to leaving any spare change rattling in the kids’ pockets—and the kids agreed.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2024
Max added that real water was only needed for the close-ups, however.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
The chase, however, was called off when the man started speeding toward a school zone, Fortner said.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for however
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What was shocking, though, was that the committee didn’t give the honor to Denise Scott Brown, Venturi’s collaborator and wife, who had been a partner in their firm since 1969.Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 25 Dec. 2024
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The album was a hit, though, in fact the first time in 30 years that Dylan reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200.Al Shipley, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
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The new transitional leadership has not laid out a clear vision of how the country will be governed, and the main group behind the offensive remains designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S., which nevertheless has begun making direct contact with it.Abby Sewell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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The two countries should nevertheless back the text, according to a diplomatic source.Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 3 Dec. 2024
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This proved to be the perfect entryway for sweaters with difficult-to-obtain, high-quality cashmere threads (for colors, think sea moss, camel, or pebble grey) but nonetheless restrained the clothing item’s creative free will.Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 15 Dec. 2024
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Likely this was not something either wanted to endure again, but a unique bonding experience nonetheless.Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 Dec. 2024
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Swift’s high school principal of two years, Paul Decker, still remembers the teenager with corkscrew curls walking into his office the summer of 2004 with her mom.Amber Roberson, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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Here's why there are still some When do December Social Security benefits checks go out?The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024
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The age of the new mastodon find isn’t certain yet.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Dec. 2024
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Sullavan is not yet PO’ed that her PO Box lover was a no-show.Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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“However.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/however. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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