in any case

phrase

Synonyms of in any casenext
: without regard to or in spite of other considerations : whatever else is done or is the case
war is inevitable in any case
in any case the report will be made public next month

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But his planning doesn’t mean that the tax would survive the courts, and in any case, not every billionaire will necessarily make similar arrangements. — Ramesh Ponnuru, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026 But in any case, the symbols are neumes, which is to say attempts to represent something of the shape of the music, and are part of a system that would lead in time to the graphic staff notations that musicians use today. — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026 O’Neill is a gifted physical comedian, in any case, and the pratfalls begin right early. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 And in any case, as Northwestern kept padding its lead, the seats started to empty. — Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in any case

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First Known Use

1794, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of in any case was in 1794

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