in any event

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in any event

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  1. idiomatic At any rate: anyhow, regardless (emphasizing that a point doesn't matter or hardly matters). Near-synonyms: nonetheless, nevertheless, come what may

    Similar: at all events, in any case, anyway, nonetheless, nevertheless, come what may

  2. idiomatic At any rate: by any measure, any way one slices it, in every case, no matter what (emphasizing that a point matters so much that there is no case in which it does not matter). You can grumble all you like, but in any event, you'd better be there at the appointed time.

    Similar: at all events, in any case, no matter what

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, any, event. Kinetics might be described as a series of events, and in any event, there is some instant at which some change begins.

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@misc{in_any_event_2026,
  title = {in any event},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20any%20event},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}