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at any rate
adverb()
if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)
Synonyms: at least, leastways, leastwise,
Examples:
They felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary.
The influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching.
at any rate
adverb()
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
Synonyms: anyhow, anyway, anyways, in any case, in any event,
Examples:
But at any rate he got a knighthood for it.

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