Thesaurus results for REGARDLESS OF

regardless of

preposition

Definition of regardless of

as in despite

without being prevented by regardless of what was previously agreed to, we now refuse to sign the contract

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Recent Examples of regardless of However, the Commission insists its digital laws apply to companies regardless of where they are based. — Barbara Moens, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026 Humanizing The Customer Experience From a 35,000-foot view, this is all about making sure that humans and humanity stay within the customer experience regardless of technology. — John Hall, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 That is why the EU’s demands focus on structural safeguards that will hold the legal and ethical line regardless of who is in power. — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Aug. 2026 The league wants to advance the message that every person deserves equal economic, political, and social rights, regardless of their background. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for regardless of

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And despite the gameplay and unpredictability down the stretch, that is kind of what happened.

— Dalton Ross, EW.com, 7 May 2020
Los Angeles County beaches will remain closed for the time being, despite other coastal stretches reopening — with limitations — this week in nearby Orange County with the state’s blessing.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2020

Definition of despite

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All-caps notwithstanding, this declaration didn’t receive a great deal of attention.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2026
Yet, notwithstanding the drop in transits, increasing volumes of oil are bypassing the strait altogether or relying on US protection and ship-to-ship transfers to move oil covertly out of the Persian Gulf.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

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