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NEVERTHELESS

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 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)play

Example:

granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go

Synonyms:

all the same; at the same time; even so; however; nevertheless; nonetheless; notwithstanding; still; withal; yet

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 Context examples: 

Nevertheless he remained, sleeping and resting by the spring, and eating the food they gave him after they set it down at a safe distance and retreated.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

"That will be a hard climb," said the Scarecrow, "but we must get over the hill, nevertheless."

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

Nevertheless, the study sample was large and they were able to adjust for a wide range of potentially influential factors.

(Possible link found between sugary drinks, cancer, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Among a limited set of viral antigens expressed by NPC cells, LMP1 and LMP2 are weak immunogens which, nevertheless, are capable of inducing a T-lymphocyte response.

(Autologous LMP1-/LMP2- Specific Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes, NCI Thesaurus)

Nevertheless, pure instinct prompts many of these dogs to herd their owners, especially the children of the family.

(Herding Breed, NCI Thesaurus)

Nevertheless—But what the deuce have we here?

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Nevertheless, until recently, researchers did not fully understand the role chronic active lesions play in the disease, in part, because it was difficult to find the ones that remain chronically inflamed.

(Smoldering spots in the brain may signal severe multiple sclerosis, National Institutes of Health)

Nevertheless, it is not clear if sleep allows for more sophisticated forms of learning.

(Learning While Sleeping?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

While my hope and faith in human life still survived Wolf Larsen’s destructive criticism, he had nevertheless been a cause of change in minor matters.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Nevertheless, one hundred and forty pounds, to which was added the dignity that comes of good living and universal respect, enabled him to carry himself in right royal fashion.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)




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