still and all

Definition of still and allnext
as in however
in spite of that she's none too enthusiastic about the project; still and all, she seems willing to cooperate

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Adverb
  • The Sequoits made the defensive adjustment, however, hit some big plays with running back Gavin Stone and rolled to a 34-21 nonconference victory at Lake Zurich on Friday.
    Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Recent concerns about the use of Flock cameras, however, convinced police to resume the community discussions.
    Emily McLeod, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Homecoming aside, there’s still the Trawler to worry about, a fact we’re reminded of when another victim turns up on a playground, this time with a pentagram carved into his back and fish corpses shoved into his wounds.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Institutional investors still seem to see growth opportunities, even if some sovereign wealth funds show signs of potential pullbacks.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • But China’s rapid naval expansion has nevertheless set alarm bells ringing in Washington.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The city nevertheless is now often more interested in engaging residential developers to do historic restoration projects than demolition-and-new-construction jobs.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • There’s one guest, though, who took him by surprise the most.
    Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The usual crowd here, though, is the design-conscious traveler, along with couples looking for more character than the usual glass-tower Tokyo hotel.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • The actress went on to have a successful career nonetheless, playing Clarissa Darling in Clarissa Explains It All on Nickelodeon, which ran for five seasons from 1991 to 1994.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Steven Finkelstein of the University of Texas at Austin is leading a program that will hunt for very bright, very distant galaxies that Roman and other observatories could nonetheless scrutinize in lavish detail.
    Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
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“Still and all.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/still%20and%20all. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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