as in pretty
to some degree or extent
wear a jacket as it's somewhat chilly today
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Recent Examples of somewhat
That rebounded somewhat after the stage version of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child proved to be a post-pandemic crowd pleaser.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
Interestingly, this meme has been somewhat bipartisan, starting as a harsh mockery of Vance, but quickly embraced by Vance’s supporters as an endearing way to pay tribute to their Vice President.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Trump’s actions also thawed relations with Canada somewhat, although outrage and uncertainty over the trade war remains.
—TIME, 8 Mar. 2025
Editor’s picks Now based in San Francisco, with occasional retreats to the Southern California desert, Mould admits to feeling somewhat more settled these days.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2025
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
Interestingly, this meme has been somewhat bipartisan, starting as a harsh mockery of Vance, but quickly embraced by Vance’s supporters as an endearing way to pay tribute to their Vice President.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Trump’s actions also thawed relations with Canada somewhat, although outrage and uncertainty over the trade war remains.
—TIME, 8 Mar. 2025
Editor’s picks Now based in San Francisco, with occasional retreats to the Southern California desert, Mould admits to feeling somewhat more settled these days.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for somewhat
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Some of the largest U.S. companies are starting to see all the economic uncertainty cutting into their business — although their leaders were pretty optimistic going into Trump's second term.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2025
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For all the debate around what people should eat, one thing pretty much everyone agrees on is that fruits and veggies are good for you.—
Rachel Sugar,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2025
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Bridging biology and robotics While soft robots and advanced prosthetics are becoming increasingly common, the combination of living tissue and machines is still relatively rare.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Its pricing strategy enabled it to win customers among students as well as other people living on lower incomes in China’s relatively underdeveloped cities.—
Hassan Tayir,
CNN,
3 Mar. 2025
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This is quite intriguing because, typically, specialists fear losing their jobs to technology.—
Alexandr Khomich,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Reggie Cooper, managing director at Hawks Cay, said having a Ford restaurant on the property was a huge benefit to the resort, which is located on Duck Key, almost (but not quite) midway between Key Largo and Key West.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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But the win seemed rather improbable just 48 hours ago.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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The reverse charge mechanism is not legally dependent on a valid VAT-ID but rather on whether the customer qualifies as a business.—
Aleksandra Bal,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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That being said and after fairly exhaustive research: With such a large workforce, the 21,000 deaths figure appears entirely plausible, however, that figure falls well below the global average of construction fatalities per 100,000 workers.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 Mar. 2025
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In fact, acute gastrointestinal illness is fairly uncommon on cruise ships, the agency says.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
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Many experts recommend an emergency account balance large enough to cover three to six months of your living expenses.—
Catherine Brock,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The hope was that Chappy would get strong enough to return to the ocean in the coming months.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Somewhat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somewhat. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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